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Piper Farm–Blood Donor / Night Owl, 5 sights

5.1 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Piper Farm–Blood Donor / Night Owl, 5 sights is a 5.1-mile out-and-back near Belchertown, MA. The route reaches Piper Farm. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi384 – 479 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.27366, -72.40800
Nearest town Belchertown, MA
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Piper Farm–Blood Donor / Night Owl, 5 sights

5.1 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Elevation 384–478 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.27366, -72.40800

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Piper Farm.
  3. 50 ftSharp right onto Mass Central Rail Trail, heading SE.
  4. 1.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftSharp right onto Ghost Train, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftBear left onto Mulligan, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miBear right onto Massachusetts Central Rail Trail, heading SE.
  9. 250 ftContinue straight onto Blood Donor / Night Owl, heading SE.
  10. 100 ftContinue straight onto Massachusetts Central Rail Trail, heading SE.
  11. 450 ftBear left onto The Wedge/Ridge Line, heading SE.
  12. 450 ftContinue straight onto Massachusetts Central Rail Trail, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bunker Hill, heading SE.
  14. 100 ftContinue straight onto Massachusetts Central Rail Trail, heading SE.
  15. 150 ftReach Piper Farm, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 150 ftContinue straight onto Bunker Hill, heading SE.
  17. 100 ftContinue straight onto Massachusetts Central Rail Trail, heading SE.
  18. 0.2 miContinue straight onto The Wedge/Ridge Line, heading SE.
  19. 450 ftBear right onto Massachusetts Central Rail Trail, heading NW.
  20. 450 ftContinue straight onto Blood Donor / Night Owl, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Massachusetts Central Rail Trail, heading NW.
  22. 250 ftBear left onto Mulligan, heading NW.
  23. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  24. 50 ftTurn left onto Ghost Train, heading NW.
  25. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
  26. 50 ftTurn right onto Massachusetts Central Rail Trail, heading NW.
  27. 1.8 miSharp left, heading NW.
  28. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/piper-farm-out-back-10-km

Trail surface

93% dirt7% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F60°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity88%
Rained 2.1″ yesterday (4.1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Wed 79°63°
Thu 88°67° 51%
Fri 93°69° 39%
Sat 91°68° 39%
Sun 93°65° 15%
Mon 92°69° 19%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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