Barker Road & The Pearl Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 201 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Barker Road & The Pearl Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Ward Hill, MA. It is mostly level, with 201 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi112 – 276 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.73840, -71.08670
Nearest town Ward Hill, MA

Directions

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Barker Road & The Pearl Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 201 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Elevation 111–275 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.73840, -71.08670

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Barker Road, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left onto The Pearl Trail, heading SW.
  8. 1.1 miBear right, heading S.
  9. 50 ftReach Barker Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 1.1 miTurn right onto Barker Road, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  15. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  16. 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 surface

78% dirt22% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 5:40 PM for the 6:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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