Wood Hill/Bald Hill Reservation

Old Wood Hill Road

2.5 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 54 min

Old Wood Hill Road is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Wood Hill/Bald Hill Reservation near Haggetts, MA. It is mostly level, with 138 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi148 – 226 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.66592, -71.21447
Nearest town Haggetts, MA

Directions

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Old Wood Hill Road

2.5 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 54 min

Elevation 148–225 ft

Out & Back · Wood Hill/Bald Hill Reservation

Trailhead: 42.66592, -71.21447

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear right onto Bald Hill Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.5 miBear right onto Old Wood Hill Road, heading NW.
  8. 350 ftReach Old Wood Hill Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 350 ftBear left onto Bald Hill Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  12. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

34% dirt66% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:40 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 7:29 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM — 1 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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