Telegraph Hill

3 mi · ▲ 205 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Telegraph Hill is a 3-mile out-and-back near The Springs, MA. The route reaches Telegraph Hill at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 205 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi141 – 285 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.72103, -70.48233
Nearest town The Springs, MA

Directions

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Telegraph Hill

3 mi · ▲ 205 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Elevation 143–286 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.72103, -70.48233

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  3. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  9. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  13. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  19. 0.1 miReach Telegraph Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  21. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  25. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  26. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  27. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  28. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  30. 450 ftBear right, heading E.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  32. 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  33. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  34. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  35. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  36. 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
  37. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

44% dirt56% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F63°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity81%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday (0.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Wed 83°63° 15%
Thu 85°70°
Fri 89°72°
Sat 88°71°
Sun 86°68°
Mon 88°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:30 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM — 9 min before dark.

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