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Sad Balloon via NHL

2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 56 min

Sad Balloon via NHL is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near Lands End, MA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi66 – 89 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.65038, -70.60597
Nearest town Lands End, MA
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Sad Balloon via NHL

2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 56 min

Elevation 66–88 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.65038, -70.60597

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:38 AM · sunset 8:01 PM

Transit-accessible: South Street & Jerdens Lane stop 495 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left onto Old Joppa Road, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto NHL, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left onto Sad Balloon, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miReach Sad Balloon, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right onto NHL, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miBear right onto Old Joppa Road, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 0.6 miArrive 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/sad-balloon-out-back-5-km

Trail surface

8% other92% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:38 AMSunset 8:01 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: South Street & Jerdens Lane stop 495 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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