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Jericho Town Forest

Sudbury Road Access

5.5 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Sudbury Road Access is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Jericho Town Forest near Tower Hill, MA. It is mostly level, with 111 ft of elevation gain. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi154 – 249 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.38863, -71.33537
Nearest town Tower Hill, MA
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Sudbury Road Access

5.5 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Elevation 155–250 ft

Out & Back · Jericho Town Forest

Trailhead: 42.38863, -71.33537

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  6. 100 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sudbury Road Access, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  13. 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
  14. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  15. 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 1 miTurn right, heading S.
  17. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  19. 1 miTurn left, heading N.
  20. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  21. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  22. 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  24. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  25. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  26. 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
  27. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  28. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  29. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  31. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/sudbury-road-access-out-back-9-km-4283

Trail surface

1% dirt99% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~67 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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