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Burnt Plain Swamp

Simon Hill Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 171 ft · 53 min

Simon Hill Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Burnt Plain Swamp near Jacobs Lake Shores, MA. It is mostly level, with 171 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi108 – 180 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hatch Lots Conservation Area 42.17651, -70.83720
Nearest town Jacobs Lake Shores, MA
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Simon Hill Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 171 ft · 53 min

Elevation 107–180 ft

Out & Back · Burnt Plain Swamp

Trailhead: Hatch Lots Conservation Area · 42.17651, -70.83720

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:44 PM

  1. Start on Hatch Lots Conservation Area, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Hatch Lots - Simon Hill Connector, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 350 ftBear right onto Simon Hill Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.6 miReach Simon Hill Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
  8. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miBear left onto Hatch Lots - Simon Hill Connector, heading NW.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left onto Hatch Lots Conservation Area, heading W.
  11. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/hatch-lots-conservation-area-out-back

Trail surface

15% dirt85% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 6:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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