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Middlesex Fells Reservation

Ram's Head Road

2.5 mi · ▲ 290 ft · 59 min

Ram's Head Road is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Middlesex Fells Reservation near West Medford, MA. It climbs 290 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi66 – 217 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.42735, -71.12150
Nearest town West Medford, MA
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Ram's Head Road

2.5 mi · ▲ 290 ft · 59 min

Elevation 67–215 ft

Out & Back · Middlesex Fells Reservation

Trailhead: 42.42735, -71.12150

Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 77°F / low 69° · precip 81% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Transit-accessible: Winthrop St @ Woodside Ave stop 238 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  4. 350 ftContinue straight onto Ram's Head Road, heading NE.
  5. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 450 ftBear right, heading E.
  9. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 500 ftBear left, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  15. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  17. 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  19. 500 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  23. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/rams-head-road-out-back-4-km-d048

Trail surface

91% dirt9% unspecified

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 77°F69°
Precip81%Wind7 mphUV2Humidity84%
Rained 0.7″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 3% rain2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 11% rain4 AM: 33% rain5 AM: 57% rain6 AM: 63% rain7 AM: 52% rain8 AM: 60% rain9 AM: 41% rain10 AM: 78% rain11 AM: 80% rain12 PM: 74% rain1 PM: 81% rain2 PM: 66% rain3 PM: 59% rain4 PM: 41% rain5 PM: 39% rain6 PM: 30% rain7 PM: 28% rain8 PM: 21% rain
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Tue 82°63°
Wed 84°63°
Thu 91°70° 15%
Fri 97°73° 27%
Sat 93°72° 41%
Sun 96°70°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Winthrop St @ Woodside Ave stop 238 m from the trailhead

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