Orchard View & Ford Road
3 mi · ▲ 444 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Orchard View & Ford Road is a 3-mile out-and-back in Bear Swamp near Watson, MA. The route reaches Orchard View at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 444 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Orchard View & Ford Road
3 mi · ▲ 444 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Elevation 1,557–1,770 ft
Out & Back · Bear Swamp
Trailhead: Ford Road · 42.53560, -72.84697
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
- Start on Ford Road, heading NE.
- 1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.5 miReach Orchard View, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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