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Southern New England Trunkline Trail

8.2 mi · ▲ 418 ft · 2 hr 57 min

Southern New England Trunkline Trail is an 8.2-mile out-and-back near Country View Estates, MA. It climbs 418 ft. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi220 – 404 ft8.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.09282, -71.45033
Nearest town Country View Estates, MA
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Southern New England Trunkline Trail

8.2 mi · ▲ 418 ft · 2 hr 57 min

Elevation 220–405 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.09282, -71.45033

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:47 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 1.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 350 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading S.
  9. 1 miReach Southern New England Trunkline Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
  13. 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
  14. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  15. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  17. 1.4 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/southern-new-england-trunkline-trail-out-back-13-km-63d6

Trail surface

24% gravel76% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~51 min). Leave by 5:36 PM for the 6:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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