Split Rock–Asylum Trail, 5 sights
2 mi · ▲ 250 ft · 48 min
Split Rock–Asylum Trail, 5 sights is a 2-mile out-and-back in Town Forest near Chestnut Hill Meeting House, MA. The route reaches Split Rock. It climbs 250 ft. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Split Rock–Asylum Trail, 5 sights
2 mi · ▲ 250 ft · 48 min
Elevation 362–531 ft
Out & Back · Town Forest
Trailhead: Green Street · 42.06482, -71.56834
Weather Aug 3: Rain showers, high 76°F / low 69° · precip 83% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Big Wall Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right onto Blue Trail (The General), heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Shirley's Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Taft Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Orange Trail (ABSALOM), heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Taft Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto White Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Split Rock.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Taft Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Asylum Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto White Trail (Sidewinder), heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Asylum Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Taft Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Asylum Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto White Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Taft Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Mill Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left onto Yellow Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Quarry Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Orange Trail (ABSALOM), heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Taft Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Orange Trail (ABSALOM), heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Taft Trail, heading SW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Shirley's Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left onto Blue Trail (The General), heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left onto Big Wall Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Shirley's Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 7:28 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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