Cutler-Spaulding Conservation Area
Spalding Hill Road Trail–Spaulding Hill Road Loop, 3 sights
3 mi · ▲ 260 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Spalding Hill Road Trail–Spaulding Hill Road Loop, 3 sights is a 3-mile out-and-back in Cutler-Spaulding Conservation Area near Varnumtown, MA. It climbs 260 ft. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Spalding Hill Road Trail–Spaulding Hill Road Loop, 3 sights
3 mi · ▲ 260 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Elevation 181–408 ft
Out & Back · Cutler-Spaulding Conservation Area
Trailhead: Skyview Access Trail · 42.71611, -71.37149
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Skyview Access Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Spaulding Hill Road Loop, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Spalding Hill Road Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Tower Hill Road, heading E.
- 0.9 miReach Spaulding Hill Road Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Spalding Hill Road Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Spaulding Hill Road Loop, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Skyview Access Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:04 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.1 mi · loop · via Tower Hill Road
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Tower Hill Road
- 2.7 mi · out & back · via Tower Hill Road
- 3 mi · out & back · via Tower Hill Road
- 3.3 mi · out & back · via Tower Hill Road
- 4.5 mi · out & back · via Tower Hill Road
- 6.1 mi · out & back · via Tower Hill Road
- 10.3 mi · out & back · via Tower Hill Road
More from Skyview Access Trail Trailhead
- Charles Jack Path–Phoebe Rock Trail, 3 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 330 ft
- Gumpas Pond–Spalding Hill Road Trail, 3 sights 2.3 mi · ▲ 151 ft
- Pelham Town Beach–Phoebe Rock Trail, 3 sights 2.4 mi · ▲ 303 ft
- Beaver Pond Loop–Cottontail Lane, 5 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 197 ft
- Skyview Trail–Spalding Hill Road Trail, 4 sights 1.9 mi · ▲ 173 ft
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