Rabbit Run
5.1 mi · ▲ 477 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Rabbit Run is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Warren Brook Watershed near Ward Corner, MA. It climbs 477 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Rabbit Run
5.1 mi · ▲ 477 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Elevation 416–621 ft
Out & Back · Warren Brook Watershed
Trailhead: 42.22701, -71.64217
Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 60°F / low 50° · precip 51% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Rabbit Run, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 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 0.7 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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