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Phillips Hill & Danforth Viewpoint via Danforth Loop is a 1-mile out-and-back in Danforth Creek Property near Hudson, MA. The route passes Danforth Viewpoint before reaching Phillips Hill at the turnaround, 0.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 179 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi243 – 453 ft · steepest grade: 24%1.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Danforth 42.40063, -71.57498
Nearest town Hudson, MA

Directions

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Phillips Hill & Danforth Viewpoint via Danforth Loop

1 mi · ▲ 179 ft · 25 min

Elevation 243–453 ft

Out & Back · Danforth Creek Property

Trailhead: Danforth · 42.40063, -71.57498

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Danforth, heading N.
  2. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 450 ftTurn left onto Danforth Loop, heading NW.
  5. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftPass Danforth Viewpoint.
  8. 50 ftReach Phillips Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 100 ftContinue straight onto Danforth, heading S.
  14. 250 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

95% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead