Orchard View–Beaver Brook Trail, 3 sights
10.7 mi · ▲ 1,091 ft · 4 hr 7 min
Orchard View–Beaver Brook Trail, 3 sights is a 10.7-mile out-and-back in Bear Swamp near Spruce Corner, MA. The route reaches Orchard View at the turnaround, 5.4 miles in. It climbs 1,091 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Orchard View–Beaver Brook Trail, 3 sights
10.7 mi · ▲ 1,091 ft · 4 hr 7 min
Elevation 1,422–1,841 ft
Out & Back · Bear Swamp
Trailhead: 42.49863, -72.81132
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 3.1 miSharp left onto Beaver Brook Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto North-South Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Orchard View, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Beaver Brook Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Peter Hill Trail, heading SE.
- 3.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftArrive 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.2 mi in (~93 min). Leave by 5:01 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Dogs allowed on leash
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