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WWI Memorial Park

Sunrise Hill & Lookout Point via Sunrise Hill Trail

6.4 mi · ▲ 539 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Sunrise Hill & Lookout Point via Sunrise Hill Trail is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in WWI Memorial Park near Wampum Rock, MA. The route passes Lookout Point and Sunrise Hill. It climbs 539 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi203 – 384 ft7.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.03044, -71.32846
Nearest town Wampum Rock, MA
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Sunrise Hill & Lookout Point via Sunrise Hill Trail

6.4 mi · ▲ 539 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Elevation 205–385 ft

Out & Back · WWI Memorial Park

Trailhead: 42.03044, -71.32846

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 150 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  10. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 1.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto Sunrise Hill Trail, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Old J-bar Trail, heading SE.
  17. 500 ftPass Lookout Point.
  18. 50 ftPass Sunrise Hill.
  19. 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
  20. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  22. 0.1 miTurn left onto West Loop Trail, heading S.
  23. 50 ftReach Sunrise Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  25. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  26. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  27. 100 ftBear left onto Old J-bar Trail, heading NW.
  28. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sunrise Hill Trail, heading N.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  31. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  32. 1.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  34. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  35. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  36. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  37. 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  38. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  39. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  40. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  41. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  42. 250 ftSharp left, heading W.
  43. 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/sunrise-hill-lookout-point-out-back-10-km-3993

Trail surface

9% dirt91% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F63°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity77%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday (1.3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Wed 82°63°
Thu 86°70° 33%
Fri 95°71° 26%
Sat 94°70° 35%
Sun 95°71° 20%
Mon 96°72° 17%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~76 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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