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Middlesex Fells Reservation

Ram's Head Road

2.8 mi · ▲ 144 ft · 1 hr

Ram's Head Road is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Middlesex Fells Reservation near Medford, MA. It is mostly level, with 144 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi46 – 217 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

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

2.8 mi · ▲ 144 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 46–215 ft

Out & Back · Middlesex Fells Reservation

Trailhead: 42.42557, -71.11572

Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 77°F / low 69° · precip 81% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:03 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 ftTurn left, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 100 ftTurn left onto East Dam Road, heading NE.
  15. 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 500 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  21. 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 150 ftBear left onto Ram's Head Road, heading NW.
  24. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  25. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  26. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  27. 300 ftBear right, heading S.
  28. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  29. 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-5-km-7b3d

Trail surface

93% dirt7% 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 5:39 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: High St @ Rural Ave - Winthrop Circle stop 497 m from the trailhead

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