AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Brooks Woodland Preserve

Quaker Drive

2.9 mi · ▲ 542 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Quaker Drive is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Brooks Woodland Preserve near Bassets Corner, MA. It climbs 542 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi764 – 974 ft · steepest grade: 23%3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Quaker Drive 42.47813, -72.15475
Nearest town Bassets Corner, MA
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Quaker Drive

2.9 mi · ▲ 542 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Elevation 764–976 ft

Out & Back · Brooks Woodland Preserve

Trailhead: Quaker Drive · 42.47813, -72.15475

Weather Aug 4: Partly cloudy, high 77°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

  1. Start on Quaker Drive, heading SW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  9. 400 ftTurn left onto Tumbledown East, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right onto Tumbledown North, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
  14. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  16. 500 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 0.4 miTurn left onto Tumbledown East, heading S.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  19. 400 ftBear right, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  21. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  24. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  25. 100 ftTurn left onto Quaker Drive, heading SE.
  26. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/quaker-drive-out-back-5-km-824d

Trail surface

36% dirt64% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 77°F60°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 2.2″ yesterday (4.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 78°62°
Thu 87°67° 51%
Fri 91°69° 38%
Sat 89°68° 39%
Sun 91°65°
Mon 88°68° 18%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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