Rattlesnake Hill via Sunset Rock Road
2.5 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 53 min
Rattlesnake Hill via Sunset Rock Road is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Pustell Reservation near Ballardvale, MA. The route reaches Rattlesnake Hill at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 114 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Rattlesnake Hill via Sunset Rock Road
2.5 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 53 min
Elevation 83–172 ft
Out & Back · Pustell Reservation
Trailhead: 42.62639, -71.13829
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 500 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Sunset Rock Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach Rattlesnake Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 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 0.9 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:03 PM for the 6:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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