Georgetown-Rowley State Forest
Redshanks Hill & Hollow Log Road
4.2 mi · ▲ 203 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Redshanks Hill & Hollow Log Road is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Georgetown-Rowley State Forest near Rooty Plain, MA. The route reaches Redshanks Hill at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 203 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Redshanks Hill & Hollow Log Road
4.2 mi · ▲ 203 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 74–177 ft
Out & Back · Georgetown-Rowley State Forest
Trailhead: 42.69447, -70.95908
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 83°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right onto BCT, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Pingree Farm Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Hollow Log Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach Redshanks Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pingree Farm Road, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto BCT, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Pingree Farm Road 2.5 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- BCT 2.7 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Pingree Farm Road 2.7 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- BCT 2.9 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Pingree Farm Road 2.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- BCT 3 mi · ▲ 82 ft
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