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Southern New England Trunkline Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Southern New England Trunkline Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near Ironstone, MA. It is mostly level, with 169 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi295 – 377 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Chestnut Street 42.04550, -71.63803
Nearest town Ironstone, MA
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Southern New England Trunkline Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Elevation 294–377 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Old Chestnut Street · 42.04550, -71.63803

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

  1. Start on Old Chestnut Street, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miSharp left onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading E.
  3. 1.9 miReach Southern New England Trunkline Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.9 miSharp right onto Old Chestnut Street, heading E.
  5. 0.2 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/southern-new-england-trunkline-trail-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F63°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity77%
Rained 1.1″ yesterday (1.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:44 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Wed 82°63°
Thu 87°69° 43%
Fri 94°72° 29%
Sat 93°70° 38%
Sun 94°72°
Mon 94°71° 18%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:37 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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