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Red Brook Wildlife Management Area

Signal Hill via White Island Road

9.8 mi · ▲ 288 ft · 3 hr 25 min

Signal Hill via White Island Road is a 9.8-mile out-and-back in Red Brook Wildlife Management Area near White Island Shores, MA. The route reaches Signal Hill at the turnaround, 4.9 miles in. It climbs 288 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi30 – 200 ft11.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.78633, -70.64152
Nearest town White Island Shores, MA
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Signal Hill via White Island Road

9.8 mi · ▲ 288 ft · 3 hr 25 min

Elevation 30–200 ft

Out & Back · Red Brook Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: 41.78633, -70.64152

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

Transit-accessible: Tedeschi's stop 112 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right onto White Island Road, heading E.
  10. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  14. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  17. 150 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  19. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  20. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  22. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  23. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  26. 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
  27. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  29. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  31. 150 ftReach Signal Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  32. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  33. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  34. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  35. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  36. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  37. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  38. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  39. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  40. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  41. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  42. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  43. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  44. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
  45. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  46. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  47. 100 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  48. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  49. 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
  50. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  51. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  52. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  53. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  54. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  55. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  56. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  57. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  58. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  59. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  60. 0.7 miArrive 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/signal-hill-out-back-16-km-ec06

Trail surface

1% dirt99% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F63°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity88%
Rained 0.3″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Wed 82°65°
Thu 85°72°
Fri 89°72°
Sat 89°72° 20%
Sun 88°72°
Mon 97°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.8 mi in (~125 min). Leave by 5:33 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Tedeschi's stop 112 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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