AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Academy Hill

Old Turnpike Road

3.3 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Old Turnpike Road is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Academy Hill near Vose, MA. It is mostly level, with 193 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi226 – 427 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.63582, -71.63773
Nearest town Vose, MA
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Old Turnpike Road

3.3 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 225–426 ft

Out & Back · Academy Hill

Trailhead: 42.63582, -71.63773

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto Old Turnpike Road, heading E.
  3. 1.5 miReach Old Turnpike Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/old-turnpike-road-out-back-5-km-1620

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:06 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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