Orchard View–Beaver Brook Trail, 3 sights
4.3 mi · ▲ 537 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Orchard View–Beaver Brook Trail, 3 sights is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Bear Swamp near Ashfield, MA. The route reaches Orchard View at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 537 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Orchard View–Beaver Brook Trail, 3 sights
4.3 mi · ▲ 537 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 1,531–1,688 ft
Out & Back · Bear Swamp
Trailhead: 42.53538, -72.81854
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 74°F / low 59° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Peter Hill Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Beaver Brook Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto North-South Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach Orchard View, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Beaver Brook Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Peter Hill Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.3 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 0.2 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:41 PM for the 8:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM — 12 min before dark.
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- Dogs allowed on leash
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