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Manuel F. Correllus State Forest

Ripleys Field Preserve–Dr. Fisher Road, 6 sights

12.3 mi · ▲ 133 ft · 4 hr 10 min

Ripleys Field Preserve–Dr. Fisher Road, 6 sights is a 12.3-mile out-and-back in Manuel F. Correllus State Forest near Jerneganville, MA. The route reaches Ripleys Field Preserve at the turnaround, 6.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 133 ft of elevation gain. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi23 – 128 ft13.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 41.39038, -70.55751
Nearest town Jerneganville, MA
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Ripleys Field Preserve–Dr. Fisher Road, 6 sights

12.3 mi · ▲ 133 ft · 4 hr 10 min

Elevation 22–128 ft

Out & Back · Manuel F. Correllus State Forest

Trailhead: connector · 41.39038, -70.55751

Weather Aug 3: Light drizzle, high 77°F / low 71° · precip 58% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Dr. Fisher Road, heading W.
  8. 2.1 miContinue straight onto Fire Road 9, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Access Road Connector, heading NW.
  10. 450 ftContinue straight onto Little Pond Fire Road, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto Fire Road B, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right onto Healthland Meander Connector, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miBear left onto Little Pond Road, heading W.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left onto Fire Road A, heading NW.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right onto Greenlands Inner Loop, heading W.
  16. 0.7 miTurn right onto Greenlands to Wapatequa Connector, heading NW.
  17. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  18. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right onto Old Holmes Hole Road, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  22. 450 ftTurn right onto Woods Loop, heading NW.
  23. 0.1 miBear right onto Tisbury Meadow, heading NE.
  24. 350 ftTurn left onto Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  26. 100 ftTurn right onto Tisbury Meadow, heading NE.
  27. 0.2 miReach Ripleys Field Preserve, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  28. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  29. 100 ftBear right onto Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  30. 50 ftTurn right onto Tisbury Meadow, heading NW.
  31. 300 ftBear left onto Woods Loop, heading N.
  32. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  33. 450 ftSharp right onto Old Holmes Hole Road, heading W.
  34. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  35. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  36. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  37. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  38. 50 ftContinue straight onto Greenlands to Wapatequa Connector, heading SE.
  39. 0.4 miTurn left onto Greenlands Inner Loop, heading S.
  40. 0.7 miTurn left onto Fire Road A, heading SW.
  41. 0.3 miTurn right onto Little Pond Road, heading SE.
  42. 0.4 miBear right onto Healthland Meander Connector, heading SE.
  43. 0.1 miTurn left onto Fire Road B, heading E.
  44. 0.1 miTurn right onto Little Pond Fire Road, heading E.
  45. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Access Road Connector, heading S.
  46. 450 ftContinue straight onto Fire Road 9, heading SE.
  47. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Dr. Fisher Road, heading SE.
  48. 2.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  49. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  50. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  51. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  52. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  53. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  54. 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/ripleys-field-preserve-b-line-out-back-7-sights

Trail surface

28% sand26% dirt46% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 77°F71°
Precip58%Wind11 mphUV8Humidity93%
Rained 0.3″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 7% rain1 AM: 10% rain2 AM: 20% rain3 AM: 30% rain4 AM: 47% rain5 AM: 24% rain6 AM: 18% rain7 AM: 20% rain8 AM: 21% rain9 AM: 19% rain10 AM: 18% rain11 AM: 17% rain12 PM: 26% rain1 PM: 42% rain2 PM: 34% rain3 PM: 47% rain4 PM: 58% rain5 PM: 37% rain6 PM: 19% rain7 PM: 13% rain8 PM: 17% rain9 PM: 16% rain10 PM: 12% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Tue 79°64°
Wed 77°70°
Thu 84°72°
Fri 87°72°
Sat 87°72°
Sun 88°71°

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