Purgatory Chasm State Reservation & Spring Path via Old Purgatory Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Purgatory Chasm State Reservation near Prentice Corner, MA. The route reaches Purgatory Chasm State Reservation. It climbs 430 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi482 – 623 ft5.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Spring Path 42.13137, -71.71616
Nearest town Prentice Corner, MA
Directions
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Purgatory Chasm State Reservation & Spring Path via Old Purgatory Trail
5.2 mi · ▲ 430 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Elevation 481–625 ft
Out & Back · Purgatory Chasm State Reservation
Trailhead: Spring Path · 42.13137, -71.71616
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Spring Path, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Purgatory Chasm State Reservation.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Charley's Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Old Purgatory Trail, heading NW.
- 2 miReach Purgatory Chasm State Reservation, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Charley's Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
77% dirt13% paved10% 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%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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