AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Hayden Woods

Really big Oak Tree & Shire Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Really big Oak Tree & Shire Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Hayden Woods near Kingston, MA. The route reaches Really big Oak Tree. It is mostly level, with 197 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi210 – 322 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.42315, -71.23506
Nearest town Kingston, MA
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Really big Oak Tree & Shire Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Elevation 210–320 ft

Out & Back · Hayden Woods

Trailhead: 42.42315, -71.23506

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM

Transit-accessible: Lexington Lahey stop 115 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 150 ftTurn left onto Hayden Ave. Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miPass Really big Oak Tree.
  4. 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 450 ftBear left, heading W.
  6. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 200 ftBear right, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 450 ftContinue straight onto Shire Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 450 ftReach Really big Oak Tree, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  17. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 450 ftBear right, heading E.
  20. 450 ftTurn right onto Hayden Ave. Trail, heading S.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  22. 50 ftArrive 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/really-big-oak-tree-shire-trail-out-back-5-km

Trail surface

81% dirt9% boardwalk6% gravel2% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 6:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:05 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Lexington Lahey stop 115 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Kingston, Massachusetts