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Rice Nature Preserve

Sunrise Peak Conservation Area–Peak Road, 3 sights

2.3 mi · ▲ 436 ft · 59 min

Sunrise Peak Conservation Area–Peak Road, 3 sights is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Rice Nature Preserve near Wilbraham, MA. The route reaches Sunrise Peak Conservation Area. It climbs 436 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi643 – 919 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Peak Road 42.10856, -72.41121
Nearest town Wilbraham, MA
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Sunrise Peak Conservation Area–Peak Road, 3 sights

2.3 mi · ▲ 436 ft · 59 min

Elevation 643–917 ft

Out & Back · Rice Nature Preserve

Trailhead: Peak Road · 42.10856, -72.41121

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 77°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

  1. Start on Peak Road, heading SE.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right onto Sunrise, heading W.
  3. 50 ftPass Sunrise Peak Conservation Area.
  4. 0.3 miBear right onto Rachael Phelps, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miReach Sunrise Peak Conservation Area, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.3 miBear left onto Sunrise, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left onto Peak Road, heading N.
  8. 0.5 miArrive 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-peak-conservation-area-sunrise-peak-conservation-area-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 77°F62°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity83%
Rained 1.6″ yesterday (3.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Wed 78°64°
Thu 89°67° 52%
Fri 92°69° 40%
Sat 90°68° 37%
Sun 93°64° 16%
Mon 92°69° 20%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:47 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:07 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:38 PM.

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