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Georgetown-Rowley State Forest

Swamp Dodger

1.9 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 41 min

Swamp Dodger is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Georgetown-Rowley State Forest near Kings Forest, MA. It is mostly level, with 85 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi79 – 121 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.68848, -70.97566
Nearest town Kings Forest, MA
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Swamp Dodger

1.9 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 41 min

Elevation 77–121 ft

Out & Back · Georgetown-Rowley State Forest

Trailhead: 42.68848, -70.97566

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  3. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 350 ftTurn right onto Swamp Dodger, heading NW.
  5. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 350 ftBear right, heading W.
  12. 0.3 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/swamp-dodger-out-back

Trail surface

3% dirt97% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:39 AMSunset 8:02 PM

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