Academy Hill

Lawrence Land & Old Turnpike Road

4.7 mi · ▲ 334 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Lawrence Land & Old Turnpike Road is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Academy Hill near Vose, MA. The route reaches Lawrence Land. It climbs 334 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi226 – 440 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.61638, -71.63660
Nearest town Vose, MA

Directions

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Lawrence Land & Old Turnpike Road

4.7 mi · ▲ 334 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Elevation 225–441 ft

Out & Back · Academy Hill

Trailhead: 42.61638, -71.63660

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 500 ftPass Lawrence Land.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right onto Old Turnpike Road, heading NE.
  8. 0.9 miReach Lawrence Land, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F62°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity71%
Rained 1.7″ yesterday (3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed 84°62°
Thu 88°70° 33%
Fri 95°71° 32%
Sat 94°69° 33%
Sun 94°68°
Mon 92°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:39 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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