Ridge Hill & Muir Path Trail via Esker Trail
1.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 36 min
Ridge Hill & Muir Path Trail via Esker Trail is a 1.8-mile out-and-back in Ridge Hill Reservation near Charles River Station, MA. The route reaches Ridge Hill at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ridge Hill & Muir Path Trail via Esker Trail
1.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 36 min
Elevation 143–189 ft
Out & Back · Ridge Hill Reservation
Trailhead: Muir Path Trail · 42.27159, -71.27732
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Muir Path Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Field View Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto North Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Chestnut Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Swamp Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Esker Trail, heading E.
- 500 ftReach Ridge Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Swamp Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Chestnut Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto North Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Field View Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Muir Path Trail, heading E.
- 100 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 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM — 7 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Muir Path Trail Trailhead
- Esker Trail 2 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Beard Trail & North Trail via Esker Trail 2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Field View Trail via Esker Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Muir Path Trail via Esker Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Esker Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 56 ft
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