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Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge

Patrol Road & Petapawag Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 30 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Patrol Road & Petapawag Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge near Stow, MA. It is mostly level, with 30 ft of elevation gain. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi180 – 236 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Track Road 42.41443, -71.49979
Nearest town Stow, MA
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Patrol Road & Petapawag Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 30 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 181–237 ft

Out & Back · Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge

Trailhead: Track Road · 42.41443, -71.49979

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

  1. Start on Track Road, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 1.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto Patrol Road, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miSharp left onto Petapawag Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left onto Tebassa Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right onto Patrol Road, heading SW.
  10. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 0.5 miTurn left onto Track Road, heading NW.
  13. 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/patrol-road-petapawag-trail-out-back-4-sights-10-km-9cbf

Trail surface

57% dirt43% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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