Rachael Phelps
2.4 mi · ▲ 508 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Rachael Phelps is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Rice Nature Preserve near Mileoak Corner, MA. It climbs 508 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Rachael Phelps
2.4 mi · ▲ 508 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Elevation 275–714 ft
Out & Back · Rice Nature Preserve
Trailhead: 42.10469, -72.43503
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Transit-accessible: TINKHAM / MAIN stop 376 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 1 miSharp right onto Rachael Phelps, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 1 miArrive 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 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:12 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: TINKHAM / MAIN stop 376 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Sunrise Peak Conservation Area–Switchback Viewpoint, 5 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 958 ft
- Tom Leary Viewpoint & Tom Leary via Rachael Phelps 2.4 mi · ▲ 509 ft
- Highmoor & Rachael Phelps 3.3 mi · ▲ 763 ft
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