Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park
Plummer's Trail & Upper Goat Hill Trail
4 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Plummer's Trail & Upper Goat Hill Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park near Linwood, MA. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Plummer's Trail & Upper Goat Hill Trail
4 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Elevation 231–285 ft
Out & Back · Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park
Trailhead: 42.11129, -71.63072
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Upper Goat Hill Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Plummer's Trail, heading NE.
- 1.6 miBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftReach Upper Goat Hill Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Upper Goat Hill Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.3 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:12 PM — 5 min before dark.
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