Rattlesnake Hill & Friends Trail (Yellow)
5.1 mi · ▲ 534 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Rattlesnake Hill & Friends Trail (Yellow) is a 5.1-mile out-and-back near South Village, MA. The route reaches Rattlesnake Hill. It climbs 534 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi525 – 830 ft · steepest grade: 15%5.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.65735, -71.79062
Nearest town South Village, MA
Directions
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Rattlesnake Hill & Friends Trail (Yellow)
5.1 mi · ▲ 534 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Elevation 526–831 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.65735, -71.79062
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 55°F / low 46° · precip 58% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 500 ftSharp right onto Rattlesnake, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miReach Rattlesnake Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Friends Trail (Yellow) Dow, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Friends Trail (Yellow), heading NW.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Rattlesnake, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
8% dirt92% unspecified
Weather
DrizzleTemperature 55°F46°
Precip58%Wind3 mphUV1Humidity98%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (0.5″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:50 PM
Mon
64°49°
34%
Tue
58°43°
Wed
60°41°
Thu
63°40°
Fri
63°46°
34%
Sat
59°49°
38%
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- Old Vinton Pond Road 4.7 mi · ▲ 544 ft
- Old Vinton Pond Road 3.9 mi · ▲ 544 ft
- Rattlesnake 2.3 mi · ▲ 229 ft
- Rattlesnake & Wares Waldo West 4 mi · ▲ 320 ft
- Friends Trail (Yellow) 2.3 mi · ▲ 205 ft
- Pearl Hill Brook Trail & Wares Waldo West via Rattlesnake 4.5 mi · ▲ 493 ft
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