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Great Woods Conservation Area

Taylor's Hill Conservation Area & Taylor Hill Conservation Woods

5.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Taylor's Hill Conservation Area & Taylor Hill Conservation Woods is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Great Woods Conservation Area near West Mansfield, MA. The route passes Taylor's Hill Conservation Area before reaching Taylor Hill Conservation Woods at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi115 – 171 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.98260, -71.22250
Nearest town West Mansfield, MA
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Taylor's Hill Conservation Area & Taylor Hill Conservation Woods

5.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Elevation 116–169 ft

Out & Back · Great Woods Conservation Area

Trailhead: 41.98260, -71.22250

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:01 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  3. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  10. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  17. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  18. 0.7 miSharp left, heading NE.
  19. 0.3 miPass Taylor Hill Conservation Woods.
  20. 250 ftReach Taylor's Hill Conservation Area, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
  22. 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
  23. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  24. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  25. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  26. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  28. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  29. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  30. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  31. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  33. 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
  34. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  35. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  36. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  37. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  38. 50 ftArrive 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-taylor-hill-conservation-woods-out-back-8-km-b624

Trail surface

12% dirt88% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F63°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity84%
Rained 2″ yesterday (2.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:01 PM
Wed 82°62°
Thu 92°71° 26%
Fri 97°72° 24%
Sat 93°70° 34%
Sun 95°68° 22%
Mon 96°73° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:36 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM — 11 min before dark.

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