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Frederic Cutter Merriam Conservation Area

Charles Jack Path–Long Trail, 4 sights

5.3 mi · ▲ 483 ft · 2 hr

Charles Jack Path–Long Trail, 4 sights is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Frederic Cutter Merriam Conservation Area near Varnumtown, MA. It climbs 483 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi141 – 420 ft · steepest grade: 17%5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.72938, -71.37955
Nearest town Varnumtown, MA
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Charles Jack Path–Long Trail, 4 sights

5.3 mi · ▲ 483 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 142–418 ft

Out & Back · Frederic Cutter Merriam Conservation Area

Trailhead: 42.72938, -71.37955

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 200 ftTurn right onto Cottontail Lane, heading S.
  3. 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right onto Long Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Tower Hill Road, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right onto Long Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left onto Seavey Hill Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left onto Phoebe Rock Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.4 miBear left onto Charles Jack Path, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Unused, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Boulder Loop, heading S.
  13. 350 ftContinue straight onto Charles Jack Path, heading S.
  14. 100 ftReach Tower Hill Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 100 ftContinue straight onto Boulder Loop, heading E.
  16. 350 ftTurn right onto Unused, heading N.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Charles Jack Path, heading E.
  18. 0.3 miBear right onto Phoebe Rock Trail, heading N.
  19. 0.4 miTurn right onto Seavey Hill Trail, heading NE.
  20. 0.5 miTurn right onto Long Trail, heading NW.
  21. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left onto Tower Hill Road, heading NE.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right onto Long Trail, heading NW.
  24. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  25. 0.5 miTurn right onto Cottontail Lane, heading W.
  26. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  27. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/pelham-town-beach-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

80% dirt4% gravel16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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