Quail Ridge Conservation Area–King Philip Rock, 5 sights
6 mi · ▲ 228 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Quail Ridge Conservation Area–King Philip Rock, 5 sights is a 6-mile out-and-back in Horizons For Youth near Sharon Heights, MA. The route passes King Philip Rock and Greeleys Pond before reaching Quail Ridge Conservation Area at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 228 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Quail Ridge Conservation Area–King Philip Rock, 5 sights
6 mi · ▲ 228 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Elevation 230–329 ft
Out & Back · Horizons For Youth
Trailhead: 42.09384, -71.18169
Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 61°F / low 50° · precip 63% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Yellow Dot Tr, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Red Dot Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto King Philip Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miPass King Philip Rock.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Greeleys Pond.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miReach Quail Ridge Conservation Area, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Red Dot Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Yellow Dot Tr, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 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 2.7 mi in (~71 min). Leave by 5:17 PM for the 6:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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