AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Hayden Woods

Shire Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 49 min

Shire Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Hayden Woods near Idylwide, MA. It is mostly level, with 162 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi210 – 322 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.42822, -71.24033
Nearest town Idylwide, MA
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Shire Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 49 min

Elevation 210–320 ft

Out & Back · Hayden Woods

Trailhead: 42.42822, -71.24033

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Transit-accessible: Spring Street @ Hudson Road stop 492 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 200 ftBear right, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 450 ftContinue straight onto Shire Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 500 ftReach Shire Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  14. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 50 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/shire-trail-out-back-3-km-56ff

Trail surface

84% dirt8% gravel2% paved1% rock5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 7:27 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM — 4 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Spring Street @ Hudson Road stop 492 m from the trailhead

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