Brewer Brook Wildlife Management Area
Petticoat Hill & Bofat Hill via Roger Bisbee Road
12 mi · ▲ 1,951 ft · 4 hr 59 min
Petticoat Hill & Bofat Hill via Roger Bisbee Road is a 12-mile out-and-back in Brewer Brook Wildlife Management Area near Haydenville, MA. The route passes Petticoat Hill before reaching Bofat Hill at the turnaround, 6 miles in. It climbs 1,951 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Petticoat Hill & Bofat Hill via Roger Bisbee Road
12 mi · ▲ 1,951 ft · 4 hr 59 min
Elevation 421–1,426 ft
Out & Back · Brewer Brook Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 42.36381, -72.70689
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miPass Petticoat Hill.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 2.4 miPass Bofat Hill.
- 250 ftReach Petticoat Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Roger Bisbee Road, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading E.
- 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.0 mi in (~188 min). Leave by 4:41 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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