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Bog Trail–Greenwood Walls Trail, 6 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 299 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Bog Trail–Greenwood Walls Trail, 6 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Hawley, MA. It climbs 299 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,677 – 1,857 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Kiln Road 42.56117, -72.87713
Nearest town Hawley, MA
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Bog Trail–Greenwood Walls Trail, 6 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 299 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 1,678–1,856 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Kiln Road · 42.56117, -72.87713

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 74°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Kiln Road, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left onto Greenwood Walls Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 150 ftSharp left onto Kiln Road, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto SnowShoe, heading W.
  6. 1.1 miTurn right onto Notch Trail, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Penobscot Road, heading SW.
  8. 200 ftContinue straight onto Bog Trail, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Hunt Road, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miReach Kiln Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right onto Bog Trail, heading E.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Penobscot Road, heading E.
  13. 200 ftTurn left onto Notch Trail, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto SnowShoe, heading SE.
  15. 1.1 miTurn left onto Kiln Road, heading S.
  16. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  17. 150 ftTurn left onto Greenwood Walls Trail, heading NE.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right onto Kiln Road, heading NE.
  19. 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/snowshoe-out-back

Trail surface

74% dirt26% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 74°F60°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity86%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (3.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Wed 75°60°
Thu 86°62° 60%
Fri 85°66° 51%
Sat 86°65° 44%
Sun 88°64°
Mon 83°64° 22%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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