Sunrise Hill & Lookout Point via Sunrise Hill Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 343 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Sunrise Hill & Lookout Point via Sunrise Hill Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Riley Conservation Area near Wampum Rock, MA. The route passes Lookout Point before reaching Sunrise Hill at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 343 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sunrise Hill & Lookout Point via Sunrise Hill Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 343 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 205–366 ft
Out & Back · Riley Conservation Area
Trailhead: 42.02524, -71.34070
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 2.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Sunrise Hill Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Old J-bar Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miPass Lookout Point.
- 150 ftReach Sunrise Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sunrise Hill Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 2.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:13 PM — 3 min before dark.
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