Red–Yellow, 3 sights
5 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Red–Yellow, 3 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Flagg Hill near Lower Village, MA. It is mostly level, with 249 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Red–Yellow, 3 sights
5 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 204–341 ft
Out & Back · Flagg Hill
Trailhead: Light Blue · 42.44643, -71.47896
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Light Blue, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Red, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right onto White, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Red, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Yellow, heading NW.
- 0.7 miReach Red, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto white, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Red, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto White, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Red, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Light Blue, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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 2.0 mi in (~55 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Light Blue Trailhead
- White 2.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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- Flagg Hill–Green, 4 sights 5 mi · ▲ 337 ft
- Flagg Hill Pond–Red, 3 sights 5.3 mi · ▲ 248 ft
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