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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach Telegraph Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 350 ftArrive 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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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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