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Wildlands Trust - Crystal Spring Preserve

Sunrise Hill–Lookout Point, 3 summits

4.5 mi · ▲ 279 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Sunrise Hill–Lookout Point, 3 summits is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Wildlands Trust - Crystal Spring Preserve near Plainville, MA. The route passes Lookout Point before reaching Sunrise Hill at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 279 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi203 – 348 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Red Trail 42.01670, -71.32560
Nearest town Plainville, MA
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Sunrise Hill–Lookout Point, 3 summits

4.5 mi · ▲ 279 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 205–348 ft

Out & Back · Wildlands Trust - Crystal Spring Preserve

Trailhead: Red Trail · 42.01670, -71.32560

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Red Trail, heading W.
  2. 300 ftBear left onto Blue Trail, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Red Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
  5. 1.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Sunrise Hill Trail, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Old J-bar Trail, heading SW.
  9. 450 ftPass Lookout Point.
  10. 200 ftReach Sunrise Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sunrise Hill Trail, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 1.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  16. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading NW.
  17. 0.4 miTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading E.
  18. 50 ftBear right onto Red Trail, heading E.
  19. 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-7-km-a9cf

Trail surface

9% dirt91% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F61°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity84%
Rained 1″ yesterday (1.6″ 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 81°62°
Thu 91°71° 33%
Fri 96°72° 26%
Sat 92°69° 35%
Sun 95°67° 20%
Mon 95°73° 17%

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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