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.
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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 Aug 4: Clear, high 81°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Barker Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto The Pearl Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Barker Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Barker Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 7:10 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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