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Wildlands Trust - Great Neck Conservation Area

Wildlands Trust - Great Neck Conservation Area & Green Trail via Red Trail

2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 42 min

Wildlands Trust - Great Neck Conservation Area & Green Trail via Red Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Wildlands Trust - Great Neck Conservation Area near Parkwood Beach, MA. The route passes Wildlands Trust - Great Neck Conservation Area and Wildlands Trust - Great Neck Conservation Area before reaching Wildlands Trust - Great Neck Conservation Area at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 72 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Red Trail 41.74222, -70.69262
Nearest town Parkwood Beach, MA
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Wildlands Trust - Great Neck Conservation Area & Green Trail via Red Trail

2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 42 min

Elevation 3–73 ft

Out & Back · Wildlands Trust - Great Neck Conservation Area

Trailhead: Red Trail · 41.74222, -70.69262

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Red Trail, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass Wildlands Trust - Great Neck Conservation Area.
  3. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Connector Trail, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Red Trail, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftPass Wildlands Trust - Great Neck Conservation Area.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Green Trail, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftBear right onto Red Trail, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  10. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  11. 150 ftTurn left onto Green Trail, heading SW.
  12. 350 ftReach Wildlands Trust - Great Neck Conservation Area, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 300 ftBear right, heading NW.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left onto Red Trail, heading N.
  17. 50 ftBear left onto Green Trail, heading N.
  18. 50 ftTurn right onto Red Trail, heading N.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left onto Connector Trail, heading N.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading N.
  21. 0.5 miArrive 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/red-trail-out-back-3397

Trail surface

71% dirt29% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F63°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity87%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.6″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:41 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Wed 79°65°
Thu 85°72°
Fri 89°73°
Sat 89°73° 18%
Sun 89°72°
Mon 97°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 7:23 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM — 1 min before dark.

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