Red Trail & Yellow Trail via Orange Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 46 min
Red Trail & Yellow Trail via Orange Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Frank Knowles Reserve near Cranberry Bog Corner, MA. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Red Trail & Yellow Trail via Orange Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 46 min
Elevation 31–70 ft
Out & Back · Frank Knowles Reserve
Trailhead: Red Trail · 41.55232, -70.98557
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Orange Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Red Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Red Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Red Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Orange Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:38 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM — 14 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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