AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Hatch Lots Conservation Area

Simon Hill Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Simon Hill Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Hatch Lots Conservation Area near Jacobs Lake Shores, MA. It is mostly level, with 168 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi108 – 180 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hatch Lots Trail 42.17039, -70.84119
Nearest town Jacobs Lake Shores, MA
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Simon Hill Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 107–180 ft

Out & Back · Hatch Lots Conservation Area

Trailhead: Hatch Lots Trail · 42.17039, -70.84119

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

  1. Start on Hatch Lots Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto Hatch Lots Conservation Area, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Hatch Lots - Simon Hill Connector, heading SE.
  4. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 400 ftBear right onto Simon Hill Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.6 miReach Simon Hill Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
  9. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miBear left onto Hatch Lots - Simon Hill Connector, heading NW.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left onto Hatch Lots Conservation Area, heading SW.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left onto Hatch Lots Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.3 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/simon-hill-trail-out-back-5-km-adff

Trail surface

28% dirt72% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 5:53 PM for the 6:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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