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Spruce Hill Road Conservation Area

Spruce Hill Road

5.6 mi · ▲ 776 ft · 2 hr 15 min

Spruce Hill Road is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Spruce Hill Road Conservation Area near Norwich, MA. It climbs 776 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi889 – 1,362 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

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

5.6 mi · ▲ 776 ft · 2 hr 15 min

Elevation 890–1,362 ft

Out & Back · Spruce Hill Road Conservation Area

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. 2.1 miReach Spruce Hill Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 2.2 miBear right, heading S.
  5. 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-d212

Trail surface

100% dirt

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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