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Patch Hill Conservation Area

Patch Hill–Blue, 3 sights

2.1 mi · ▲ 147 ft · 46 min

Patch Hill–Blue, 3 sights is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Patch Hill Conservation Area near Boxboro, MA. The route reaches Patch Hill at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 147 ft of elevation gain. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi308 – 443 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Carriage Road 42.50536, -71.51668
Nearest town Boxboro, MA
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Patch Hill–Blue, 3 sights

2.1 mi · ▲ 147 ft · 46 min

Elevation 309–442 ft

Out & Back · Patch Hill Conservation Area

Trailhead: Carriage Road · 42.50536, -71.51668

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Carriage Road, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left onto Blue, heading E.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 150 ftTurn left onto Yellow, heading SE.
  5. 0.4 miReach Patch Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 150 ftTurn right onto Blue, heading SW.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right onto Carriage Road, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/patch-hill-out-back-3-km-79ba

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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Hikes near Boxboro, Massachusetts