AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Great Woods Conservation Area

Red Trail

6.6 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Red Trail is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Great Woods Conservation Area near West Mansfield, MA. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi112 – 171 ft7.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.00540, -71.23916
Nearest town West Mansfield, MA
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Red Trail

6.6 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Elevation 111–172 ft

Out & Back · Great Woods Conservation Area

Trailhead: 42.00540, -71.23916

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.7 miBear right, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  10. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  16. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  17. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  18. 500 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left onto Red Trail, heading E.
  22. 0.1 miReach Red Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  24. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  25. 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
  26. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  27. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  28. 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
  29. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  30. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  31. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  32. 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  33. 1.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  34. 0.6 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/taylors-hill-conservation-area-norton-reservoir-out-back-3-groves-12-km

Trail surface

15% dirt85% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F62°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity83%
Rained 1.5″ yesterday (2″ 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 92°71° 28%
Fri 97°72° 25%
Sat 93°70° 35%
Sun 95°68° 21%
Mon 96°73° 16%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~51 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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