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Middlesex Fells Reservation

Ram's Head Road

2.3 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 49 min

Ram's Head Road is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Middlesex Fells Reservation near Medford, MA. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi46 – 180 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.42557, -71.11572
Nearest town Medford, MA
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Ram's Head Road

2.3 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 49 min

Elevation 46–179 ft

Out & Back · Middlesex Fells Reservation

Trailhead: 42.42557, -71.11572

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

Transit-accessible: High St @ Rural Ave - Winthrop Circle stop 497 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  3. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  4. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Ram's Head Road, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  8. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  10. 500 ftBear right, heading E.
  11. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  12. 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  14. 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
  15. 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  20. 300 ftBear right, heading S.
  21. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  22. 0.3 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/rams-head-road-out-back-4-km-6183

Trail surface

94% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: High St @ Rural Ave - Winthrop Circle stop 497 m from the trailhead

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