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Purgatory Chasm State Reservation via Old Purgatory Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Sutton State Forest near South Sutton, MA. The route reaches Purgatory Chasm State Reservation. It climbs 274 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi512 – 614 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Forest Road Trail 42.13272, -71.72129
Nearest town South Sutton, MA

Directions

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Purgatory Chasm State Reservation via Old Purgatory Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 274 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 513–615 ft

Out & Back · Sutton State Forest

Trailhead: Forest Road Trail · 42.13272, -71.72129

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

  1. Start on Forest Road Trail, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Purgatory Chasm State Reservation.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto Old Purgatory Trail, heading NE.
  4. 1.8 miReach Purgatory Chasm State Reservation, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.8 miTurn right onto Forest Road Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.1 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

94% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F60°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity85%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday (1.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:44 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed 81°63°
Thu 88°69° 46%
Fri 93°71° 30%
Sat 91°68° 39%
Sun 93°67° 15%
Mon 92°71° 18%

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