Peacock Ridge Trail
2 mi · ▲ 120 ft · 44 min
Peacock Ridge Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Hale Education near Westwood, MA. It is mostly level, with 120 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi194 – 292 ft2.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.20978, -71.23601
Nearest town Westwood, MA
Directions
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Peacock Ridge Trail
2 mi · ▲ 120 ft · 44 min
Elevation 192–291 ft
Out & Back · Hale Education
Trailhead: 42.20978, -71.23601
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:46 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Highway to Hell, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Peacock Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach Peacock Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Highway to Hell, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 300 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
77% dirt23% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:46 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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