Palmer Wildlife Management Area
Saint John Street via Bacon Road
4.8 mi · ▲ 259 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Saint John Street via Bacon Road is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Palmer Wildlife Management Area near Gibbs Crossing, MA. It climbs 259 ft. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Saint John Street via Bacon Road
4.8 mi · ▲ 259 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 598–863 ft
Out & Back · Palmer Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: Shady Hill Road · 42.23130, -72.26753
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start on Shady Hill Road, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Bacon Road, heading E.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Saint John Street, heading SW.
- 1.4 miReach Saint John Street, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miSharp left onto Bacon Road, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Shady Hill Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miArrive 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 5:35 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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