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Mt. Esther Wildlife Management Area

South Part Road via Dickinson Hill Road

4.8 mi · ▲ 633 ft · 1 hr 55 min

South Part Road via Dickinson Hill Road is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Mt. Esther Wildlife Management Area near Whately, MA. It climbs 633 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi305 – 912 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.45644, -72.64481
Nearest town Whately, MA
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South Part Road via Dickinson Hill Road

4.8 mi · ▲ 633 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Elevation 306–914 ft

Out & Back · Mt. Esther Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: 42.45644, -72.64481

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.5 miSharp left, heading S.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right onto Dickinson Hill Road, heading NW.
  4. 0.9 miSharp right onto South Part Road, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miReach South Part Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.4 miSharp left onto Dickinson Hill Road, heading NE.
  7. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.7 miSharp right, heading E.
  9. 0.4 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/south-part-road-out-back-8-km-138a

Trail surface

54% dirt46% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:47 AMSunset 8:08 PM

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