Purple-Red Trail via Purple Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 49 min
Purple-Red Trail via Purple Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Caroline Tuthill Preserve near Ocean Heights, MA. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Purple-Red Trail via Purple Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 49 min
Elevation 5–55 ft
Out & Back · Caroline Tuthill Preserve
Trailhead: 41.39877, -70.54441
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Purple Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Purple-Red Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miReach Purple-Red Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Purple Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:02 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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- Trapps Pond–Lily Pond, 3 lakes 2.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Lily Pond–Purple Trail, 3 sights 2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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