AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Pew Road

5.8 mi · ▲ 315 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Pew Road is a 5.8-mile out-and-back near Camp Edwards, MA. It climbs 315 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi92 – 213 ft · steepest grade: 15%6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tank Trail 41.67185, -70.56015
Nearest town Camp Edwards, MA
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Pew Road

5.8 mi · ▲ 315 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Elevation 92–215 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Tank Trail · 41.67185, -70.56015

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:45 PM

  1. Start on Tank Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.7 miSharp left onto Pew Road, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miSharp right onto Fredrikson Road, heading S.
  5. 1.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  6. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 1.5 miSharp left onto Pew Road, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
  9. 0.7 miTurn right onto Tank Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.4 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/pew-road-out-back-9-km-5014

Trail surface

14% dirt86% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:28 AMSunset 6:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 5:57 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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