Sessions Meadow Marsh via Paine Hill Road
3.8 mi · ▲ 284 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Sessions Meadow Marsh via Paine Hill Road is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Nipmuck State Forest near Holland, MA. The route reaches Sessions Meadow Marsh at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 284 ft. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi771 – 1,056 ft4.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.03375, -72.17435
Nearest town Holland, MA
Directions
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Sessions Meadow Marsh via Paine Hill Road
3.8 mi · ▲ 284 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Elevation 772–1,056 ft
Out & Back · Nipmuck State Forest
Trailhead: 42.03375, -72.17435
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Paine Hill Road, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.6 miReach Sessions Meadow Marsh, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 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
29% dirt71% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:51 PM
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- South Wales Road 4.9 mi · ▲ 308 ft
- Paine Hill Road 2.6 mi · ▲ 240 ft
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