Rattlesnake Gutter Conservation Area
Rattlesnake Gutter Road & Rattlesnake Hill Inner Loop
2.6 mi · ▲ 586 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Rattlesnake Gutter Road & Rattlesnake Hill Inner Loop is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Rattlesnake Gutter Conservation Area near North Leverett, MA. It climbs 586 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Rattlesnake Gutter Road & Rattlesnake Hill Inner Loop
2.6 mi · ▲ 586 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 440–842 ft
Out & Back · Rattlesnake Gutter Conservation Area
Trailhead: 42.48751, -72.49223
Weather Aug 4: Rain showers, high 76°F / low 68° · precip 92% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left onto Rattlesnake Hill Inner Loop, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Connector Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Rattlesnake Gutter Road, heading E.
- 0.7 miReach Rattlesnake Hill Inner Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Connector Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Rattlesnake Hill Inner Loop, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:24 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Rattlesnake Hill Inner Loop & Whitney Road [discontinued] 2 mi · ▲ 393 ft
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