AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

H.O. Cook State Forest

Sanders Brook Road via Newton Road

3.4 mi · ▲ 475 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Sanders Brook Road via Newton Road is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in H.O. Cook State Forest near North Heath, MA. It climbs 475 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,447 – 1,814 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.74082, -72.79200
Nearest town North Heath, MA
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Sanders Brook Road via Newton Road

3.4 mi · ▲ 475 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 1,447–1,815 ft

Out & Back · H.O. Cook State Forest

Trailhead: 42.74082, -72.79200

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 100 ftTurn left onto Newton Road, heading NE.
  5. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miReach Sanders Brook Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.4 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/sanders-brook-road-out-back-5-km-11e2

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 5:46 AMSunset 8:10 PM

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