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Southern New England Trunkline Trail

6.2 mi · ▲ 252 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Southern New England Trunkline Trail is a 6.2-mile out-and-back near Scott Hill Acres, MA. It climbs 252 ft. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi246 – 377 ft6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.07588, -71.45397
Nearest town Scott Hill Acres, MA
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Southern New England Trunkline Trail

6.2 mi · ▲ 252 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Elevation 247–378 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.07588, -71.45397

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 500 ftBear right, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  8. 350 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
  11. 0.6 miTurn right onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading S.
  12. 1 miReach Southern New England Trunkline Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 500 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 0.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
  17. 350 ftBear left, heading E.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  19. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  21. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  22. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  23. 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/southern-new-england-trunkline-trail-out-back-10-km-225b

Trail surface

31% gravel69% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F63°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 0.9″ yesterday (1.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Wed 83°63°
Thu 86°69° 41%
Fri 95°71° 28%
Sat 93°70° 35%
Sun 95°71° 16%
Mon 95°71° 18%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~69 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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