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Seasonal trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Barber Reservation near Whitneys, MA. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi157 – 243 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.24217, -71.40658
Nearest town Whitneys, MA

Directions

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Seasonal trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 158–244 ft

Out & Back · Barber Reservation

Trailhead: 42.24217, -71.40658

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  6. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  11. 250 ftBear left onto Seasonal trail, heading NW.
  12. 2.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 2.1 miBear right, heading N.
  15. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  16. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  18. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  20. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  21. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  24. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

3% dirt97% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F62°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday (1.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Wed 84°63°
Thu 88°70° 31%
Fri 96°72° 29%
Sat 93°70° 35%
Sun 95°67° 15%
Mon 94°72° 16%

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