AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve

Sodom Mountain Road

4.1 mi · ▲ 458 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Sodom Mountain Road is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve near Vining Hill, MA. It climbs 458 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi361 – 689 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.03361, -72.82499
Nearest town Vining Hill, MA
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Sodom Mountain Road

4.1 mi · ▲ 458 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Elevation 360–689 ft

Out & Back · Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve

Trailhead: 42.03361, -72.82499

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  8. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miSharp left onto Sodom Mountain Road, heading N.
  10. 0.5 miReach Sodom Mountain Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.5 miSharp right, heading SE.
  12. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  13. 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  16. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  17. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  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/sodom-mountain-road-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

65% dirt23% gravel12% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:08 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

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