AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Tank Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Tank Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near Camp Edwards, MA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi125 – 167 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.67782, -70.54647
Nearest town Camp Edwards, MA
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Tank Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Elevation 123–166 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.67782, -70.54647

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:45 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miSharp right onto Tank Trail, heading N.
  5. 1.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  6. 250 ftReach Tank Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  8. 1.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 0.1 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/tank-trail-out-back-7-km-a562

Trail surface

69% dirt31% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:28 AMSunset 6:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:11 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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