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Orange Trail & The Road Less Traveled via Magenta Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 294 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Orange Trail & The Road Less Traveled via Magenta Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back near Hopedale, MA. It climbs 294 ft. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi354 – 499 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.13423, -71.57626
Nearest town Hopedale, MA
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Orange Trail & The Road Less Traveled via Magenta Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 294 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Elevation 355–498 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.13423, -71.57626

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 50 ftBear right onto Orange Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miBear right onto Magenta Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miBear left onto The Road Less Traveled, heading W.
  8. 0.4 miReach Orange Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto Magenta Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miBear left onto Orange Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 150 ftArrive 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/orange-trail-out-back-4f7f

Trail surface

57% dirt43% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:43 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:42 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM — 15 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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