The Plains Loop is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Appleton Farms near Hamilton, MA. It is mostly level, with 30 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi26 – 79 ft2.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Farmstead Loop 42.64965, -70.84795
Nearest town Hamilton, MA
Directions
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The Plains Loop
2.7 mi · ▲ 30 ft · 55 min
Elevation 26–79 ft
Out & Back · Appleton Farms
Trailhead: Farmstead Loop · 42.64965, -70.84795
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:46 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Farmstead Loop, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto The Plains Loop, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Grass Rides Loop, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto The Plains Loop, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Briar Hill trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Farmstead Loop, heading NE.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
54% dirt29% gravel17% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 6:46 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2 mi · out & back · via The Plains Loop
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via The Plains Loop
- 2.3 mi · out & back · via The Plains Loop
- 3 mi · loop · via The Plains Loop
- 3.1 mi · loop · via The Plains Loop
- 3.3 mi · out & back · via The Plains Loop
- 3.3 mi · out & back · via The Plains Loop
- 3.5 mi · loop · via The Plains Loop
More from Farmstead Loop Trailhead
- Cutler Pond–Bay Circuit Trail, 3 sights 5.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Scilly's Hill–Bay Circuit Trail, 3 sights 6.2 mi · ▲ 107 ft
- Savin Hill & Bay Circuit Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Savin Hill–Bay Circuit Trail, 3 sights 7.2 mi · ▲ 142 ft
- Grass Rides Loop 3.5 mi · ▲ 30 ft
- C.L.A. Mile 3.2 mi · ▲ 30 ft
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