AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Sassafras Conservation

Sassafras Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 47 min

Sassafras Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Sassafras Conservation near Hayward Corner, MA. It is mostly level, with 111 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi220 – 289 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.63958, -71.44996
Nearest town Hayward Corner, MA
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Sassafras Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 47 min

Elevation 220–288 ft

Out & Back · Sassafras Conservation

Trailhead: 42.63958, -71.44996

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 83°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 350 ftTurn right onto Long Trail at Stone Ridge, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Sassafras Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.8 miReach Sassafras Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left onto Long Trail at Stone Ridge, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 150 ftArrive 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/sassafras-trail-out-back-4-km-b26d

Trail surface

74% dirt26% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 83°F62°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday (1.2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:41 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed 85°62°
Thu 87°70° 30%
Fri 95°72° 31%
Sat 94°68° 35%
Sun 95°68°
Mon 92°72°

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