Orchard View–Beaver Brook Trail, 3 sights
8.8 mi · ▲ 927 ft · 3 hr 24 min
Orchard View–Beaver Brook Trail, 3 sights is an 8.8-mile out-and-back in Bear Swamp near Spruce Corner, MA. The route reaches Orchard View at the turnaround, 4.4 miles in. It climbs 927 ft. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Orchard View–Beaver Brook Trail, 3 sights
8.8 mi · ▲ 927 ft · 3 hr 24 min
Elevation 1,512–1,841 ft
Out & Back · Bear Swamp
Trailhead: 42.50555, -72.81727
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 3.1 miSharp left onto Beaver Brook Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto North-South Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 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 SE.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Peter Hill Trail, heading NE.
- 3.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 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.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~64 min). Leave by 5:30 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Dogs allowed on leash
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