Orange Trail–The Road Less Traveled, 3 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 336 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Orange Trail–The Road Less Traveled, 3 sights is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Hopedale, MA. It climbs 336 ft. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Orange Trail–The Road Less Traveled, 3 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 336 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Elevation 355–498 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Yellow Trail · 42.13140, -71.57480
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
- Start on Yellow Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Magenta Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto The Road Less Traveled, heading SW.
- 0.4 miReach Yellow Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Magenta Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Orange Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading SE.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:40 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM — 13 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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More from Yellow Trail Trailhead
- Magenta Trail & Orange Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 237 ft
- Magenta Trail–Orange Trail, 3 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 299 ft
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