Burrage Pond Wildlife Management Area

Stump Brook Wildlife Sanctuary

5.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Stump Brook Wildlife Sanctuary is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Burrage Pond Wildlife Management Area near Burrage, MA. The route reaches Stump Brook Wildlife Sanctuary. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi49 – 66 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.02879, -70.85911
Nearest town Burrage, MA

Directions

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Stump Brook Wildlife Sanctuary

5.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Elevation 50–64 ft

Out & Back · Burrage Pond Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: 42.02879, -70.85911

Weather Sep 20: Light drizzle, high 64°F / low 49° · precip 61% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:46 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  3. 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  5. 1 miPass Stump Brook Wildlife Sanctuary.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  7. 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
  8. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 0.5 miReach Stump Brook Wildlife Sanctuary, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 350 ftBear right, heading N.
  14. 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
  15. 1 miBear right, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  17. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftArrive 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

Light drizzleTemperature 64°F49°
Precip61%Wind3 mphUV1Humidity91%
Rained 2.2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45° 3 AM: 5% rain4 AM: 9% rain5 AM: 2% rain6 AM: 6% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 6% rain9 AM: 2% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 2% rain12 PM: 6% rain1 PM: 21% rain2 PM: 47% rain3 PM: 61% rain4 PM: 54% rain5 PM: 48% rain6 PM: 34% rain7 PM: 12% rain8 PM: 13% rain9 PM: 15% rain10 PM: 18% rain11 PM: 25% rain
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:46 PM
Mon 63°55° 58%
Tue 60°52° 19%
Wed 62°55°
Thu 63°55° 23%
Fri 61°53° 47%
Sat 55°53° 46%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:03 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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