Ripleys Field Preserve & Woods Loop
3.1 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Ripleys Field Preserve & Woods Loop is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Tisbury Meadow Preserve near Oklahoma Heights, MA. The route reaches Ripleys Field Preserve at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 112 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ripleys Field Preserve & Woods Loop
3.1 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Elevation 33–142 ft
Out & Back · Tisbury Meadow Preserve
Trailhead: Martha’s Vineyard Family Campground Section O · 41.43623, -70.61191
Weather Aug 4: Rain, high 78°F / low 72° · precip 61% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
Transit-accessible: M.V. Campground stop 356 m from the trailhead
- Start on Martha’s Vineyard Family Campground Section O, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Martha’s Vineyard Family Campground, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Road to Wapatequa, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Old Holmes Hole Road, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Woods Loop, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Tisbury Meadow, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Tisbury Meadow, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Ripleys Field Preserve, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftBear right onto Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Tisbury Meadow, heading W.
- 300 ftBear left onto Woods Loop, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Old Holmes Hole Road, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Road to Wapatequa, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Martha’s Vineyard Family Campground, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Martha’s Vineyard Family Campground Section O, heading NE.
- 150 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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- Transit-accessible: M.V. Campground stop 356 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Martha’s Vineyard Family Campground Section O Trailhead
- Old Holmes Hole Road 2.3 mi · ▲ 31 ft
- Old Holmes Hole Road 2.4 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Road to Wapatequa 2.5 mi · ▲ 59 ft
- Road to Wapatequa 2.7 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Tisbury Meadow & Woods Loop 2.8 mi · ▲ 112 ft
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