Pierce Hill–Bluff Trail, 3 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 461 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Pierce Hill–Bluff Trail, 3 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary near Sharon Heights, MA. The route reaches Pierce Hill at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 461 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi220 – 459 ft5.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.11222, -71.20949
Nearest town Sharon Heights, MA
Directions
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Pierce Hill–Bluff Trail, 3 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 461 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 220–458 ft
Out & Back · Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary
Trailhead: 42.11222, -71.20949
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Kettle Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Billings Loop, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Bluff Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Turkey Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bluff Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miReach Pierce Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Bluff Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Turkey Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Bluff Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Billings Loop, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Kettle Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 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
95% dirt5% boardwalk
Weather
Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 6:48 PM
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Kettle Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 205 ft
- Kettle Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 165 ft
- Kettle Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 287 ft
- Kettle Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 205 ft
- Kettle Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 246 ft
- Kettle Trail 2 mi · ▲ 165 ft
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