Ram's Head Road
2.4 mi · ▲ 228 ft · 55 min
Ram's Head Road is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Middlesex Fells Reservation near West Medford, MA. It is mostly level, with 228 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi66 – 217 ft2.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.42735, -71.12150
Nearest town West Medford, MA
Directions
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Ram's Head Road
2.4 mi · ▲ 228 ft · 55 min
Elevation 67–215 ft
Out & Back · Middlesex Fells Reservation
Trailhead: 42.42735, -71.12150
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
Transit-accessible: Winthrop St @ Woodside Ave stop 238 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Ram's Head Road, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftBear right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto East Dam Road, heading NE.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left onto Ram's Head Road, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
91% dirt9% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Winthrop St @ Woodside Ave stop 238 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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