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Jericho Town Forest

Marylynn Gentry Trail

6.2 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Marylynn Gentry Trail is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Jericho Town Forest near South Lincoln, MA. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi154 – 246 ft6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.39297, -71.33897
Nearest town South Lincoln, MA
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Marylynn Gentry Trail

6.2 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Elevation 155–247 ft

Out & Back · Jericho Town Forest

Trailhead: 42.39297, -71.33897

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 450 ftContinue straight onto Marylynn Gentry Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sudbury Road Access, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  14. 450 ftBear right, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  17. 1 miTurn right, heading S.
  18. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  19. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  20. 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  22. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  23. 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  25. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  26. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  27. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  28. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  29. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  31. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
  32. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Marylynn Gentry Trail, heading NE.
  33. 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/stones-pond-stones-pond-out-back-9-km-c115

Trail surface

2% dirt98% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~77 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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