AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Stevens Property

Spruce Hill Road

5.2 mi · ▲ 790 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Spruce Hill Road is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Stevens Property near Norwich, MA. It climbs 790 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,178 – 1,509 ft · steepest grade: 17%5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.30082, -72.81930
Nearest town Norwich, MA
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Spruce Hill Road

5.2 mi · ▲ 790 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Elevation 1,178–1,510 ft

Out & Back · Stevens Property

Trailhead: 42.30082, -72.81930

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.7 miBear left onto Spruce Hill Road, heading N.
  3. 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 1.1 miBear right, heading S.
  8. 0.6 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/spruce-hill-road-out-back-9-km-72dd

Trail surface

48% dirt52% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:09 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:49 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:09 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:40 PM.

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