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Southern New England Trunkline Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Southern New England Trunkline Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back near Wadsworth, MA. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi200 – 295 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.05939, -71.45226
Nearest town Wadsworth, MA
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Southern New England Trunkline Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Elevation 200–295 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.05939, -71.45226

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

  1. Start on Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.7 miReach Southern New England Trunkline Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.8 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-e4e5

Trail surface

72% gravel28% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:28 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:49 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:16 PM.

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