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Pigeon Hill & C.L.A. Mile is a 1.4-mile out-and-back in Appleton Farms Grass Rides near Nancys Corner, MA. The route reaches Pigeon Hill at the turnaround, 0.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi49 – 112 ft1.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Grass Rides Loop 42.64944, -70.86974
Nearest town Nancys Corner, MA

Directions

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Pigeon Hill & C.L.A. Mile

1.4 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 29 min

Elevation 48–112 ft

Out & Back · Appleton Farms Grass Rides

Trailhead: Grass Rides Loop · 42.64944, -70.86974

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:46 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Grass Rides Loop, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto C.L.A. Mile, heading SE.
  3. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 350 ftTurn right onto Grass Rides Loop, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  6. 150 ftReach Pigeon Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right onto C.L.A. Mile, heading SW.
  8. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left onto Grass Rides Loop, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

72% dirt28% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 6:46 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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