Middlesex Fells Reservation

Ram's Head Road

2.3 mi · ▲ 114 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 114 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi66 – 217 ft · steepest grade: 16%2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.42968, -71.11341
Nearest town Medford, MA

Directions

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Ram's Head Road

2.3 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 49 min

Elevation 66–215 ft

Out & Back · Middlesex Fells Reservation

Trailhead: 42.42968, -71.11341

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  4. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  5. 250 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. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  11. 500 ftBear right, heading NE.
  12. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 100 ftTurn left onto East Dam Road, heading NE.
  16. 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  22. 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  24. 150 ftBear left onto Ram's Head Road, heading NW.
  25. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  26. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  27. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  28. 300 ftBear right, heading S.
  29. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  31. 200 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

92% dirt8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM

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