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Southern New England Trunkline Trail

4 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Southern New England Trunkline Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back near Ironstone, MA. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi295 – 377 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.02886, -71.61508
Nearest town Ironstone, MA
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Southern New England Trunkline Trail

4 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 294–377 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.02886, -71.61508

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading NW.
  3. 1.7 miSharp right onto Old Chestnut Street, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.2 miSharp left onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading E.
  6. 1.8 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-6-km-21a3

Trail surface

95% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:44 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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