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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 500 ftSharp right onto Rattlesnake, heading S.
  4. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.5 miReach Rattlesnake Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left onto Friends Trail (Yellow) Dow, heading NE.
  11. 0.3 miBear right onto Friends Trail (Yellow), heading NW.
  12. 0.6 miSharp left, heading N.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right onto Rattlesnake, heading SW.
  14. 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
  15. 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° 5 AM: 6% rain6 AM: 6% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 6% rain9 AM: 8% rain10 AM: 10% rain11 AM: 33% rain12 PM: 42% rain1 PM: 56% rain2 PM: 58% rain3 PM: 45% rain4 PM: 36% rain5 PM: 47% rain6 PM: 53% rain7 PM: 49% rain8 PM: 43% rain9 PM: 45% rain10 PM: 43% rain11 PM: 42% rain
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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