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Middlesex Fells Reservation

Ram's Head Road

2 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 44 min

Ram's Head Road is a 2-mile out-and-back in Middlesex Fells Reservation near Medford, MA. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi62 – 180 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.42821, -71.11330
Nearest town Medford, MA
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Ram's Head Road

2 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 44 min

Elevation 62–179 ft

Out & Back · Middlesex Fells Reservation

Trailhead: 42.42821, -71.11330

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 250 ftSharp right, heading N.
  3. 450 ftBear right, heading N.
  4. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  5. 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right onto Ram's Head Road, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  9. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
  12. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  15. 450 ftBear left, heading E.
  16. 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  19. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  21. 300 ftBear right, heading S.
  22. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  23. 400 ftSharp left, heading E.
  24. 250 ftArrive 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/rams-head-road-out-back-3-km-9a15

Trail surface

94% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM

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