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Breakheart Reservation

Ash Path

2.5 mi · ▲ 358 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Ash Path is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Breakheart Reservation near Greenwood, MA. It climbs 358 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi98 – 236 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.49431, -71.04802
Nearest town Greenwood, MA
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Ash Path

2.5 mi · ▲ 358 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 98–237 ft

Out & Back · Breakheart Reservation

Trailhead: 42.49431, -71.04802

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

Transit-accessible: Farm St @ Nahant St - Wakefield HS stop 369 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  8. 150 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 200 ftBear right onto Ridge Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  13. 0.5 miBear left onto Ash Path, heading S.
  14. 250 ftReach Ash Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 300 ftBear right, heading S.
  16. 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  18. 450 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading N.
  19. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  20. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  21. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  22. 150 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  24. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  25. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  28. 100 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/rocky-hill-silver-lake-out-back-3-lakes-6-km-cc28

Trail surface

94% dirt6% gravel

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F61°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity81%
Rained 2″ yesterday (2.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Wed 81°63°
Thu 91°71° 24%
Fri 97°74° 27%
Sat 94°70° 44%
Sun 95°68°
Mon 96°74° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM — 7 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Farm St @ Nahant St - Wakefield HS stop 369 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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