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Nipmuck State Forest

Sessions Meadow Marsh & Stickney Road Loop via Paine Hill Road

9.4 mi · ▲ 972 ft · 3 hr 37 min

Sessions Meadow Marsh & Stickney Road Loop via Paine Hill Road is a 9.4-mile loop in Nipmuck State Forest near Holland, MA. The route reaches Sessions Meadow Marsh. It climbs 972 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi774 – 1,253 ft · steepest grade: 16%9.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.03375, -72.17435
Nearest town Holland, MA
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Sessions Meadow Marsh & Stickney Road Loop via Paine Hill Road

9.4 mi · ▲ 972 ft · 3 hr 37 min

Elevation 773–1,254 ft

Loop · Nipmuck State Forest

Trailhead: 42.03375, -72.17435

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto Paine Hill Road, heading SW.
  6. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 200 ftSharp left, heading S.
  10. 0.6 miPass Sessions Meadow Marsh.
  11. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  12. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 1.7 miBear right onto Stickney Road, heading SW.
  14. 250 ftReach Sessions Meadow Marsh, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  16. 0.8 miBear right, heading N.
  17. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  19. 1.6 miBear right, heading N.
  20. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  21. 0.7 miBear left, heading N.
  22. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  25. 0.2 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/sessions-meadow-marsh-loop-a50c

Trail surface

10% dirt90% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~87 min). Leave by 5:04 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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