Snake Meadow Hill Conservation Area
unmaintained
2.5 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 55 min
unmaintained is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Snake Meadow Hill Conservation Area near Forge Village, MA. It is mostly level, with 167 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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unmaintained
2.5 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 55 min
Elevation 203–334 ft
Out & Back · Snake Meadow Hill Conservation Area
Trailhead: Cowdry Hill Road · 42.60114, -71.48416
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start on Cowdry Hill Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left onto unmaintained, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad Path, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 7:34 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM — 9 min before dark.
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More from Cowdry Hill Road Trailhead
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