Pigeon Hill via Grass Rides Loop
2.3 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 48 min
Pigeon Hill via Grass Rides Loop is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Appleton Farms near Hamilton, MA. The route reaches Pigeon Hill at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 57 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Pigeon Hill via Grass Rides Loop
2.3 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 48 min
Elevation 40–112 ft
Out & Back · Appleton Farms
Trailhead: Briar Hill trail · 42.64902, -70.85304
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:46 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Briar Hill trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto The Plains Loop, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Grass Rides Loop, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftReach Pigeon Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto The Plains Loop, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Briar Hill trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 5:56 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Briar Hill trail Trailhead
- The Plains Loop 2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Scilly's Hill–Bay Circuit Trail, 3 sights 5.9 mi · ▲ 112 ft
- Cutler Pond–Bay Circuit Trail, 4 sights 5.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Savin Hill–Bay Circuit Trail, 3 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Savin Hill & Bay Circuit Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 110 ft
- Grass Rides Loop Loop 3 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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