The Plains Loop is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Appleton Farms near Nancys Corner, MA. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi23 – 79 ft4.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.65326, -70.85446
Nearest town Nancys Corner, MA
Directions
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The Plains Loop
3.8 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Elevation 22–79 ft
Out & Back · Appleton Farms
Trailhead: 42.65326, -70.85446
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:46 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto The Plains Loop, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Grass Rides Loop, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Pinnacle Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Grass Rides Loop, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 300 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn left onto The Plains Loop, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 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
27% dirt9% gravel64% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 6:46 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 5:46 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2 mi · out & back · via The Plains Loop
- 2.3 mi · out & back · via The Plains Loop
- 2.7 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 this trailhead
- Bay Circuit Trail & C.L.A. Mile 6.5 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Grass Rides Loop 2 mi · ▲ 30 ft
- The Plains Loop 1.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- The Plains Loop 2 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Grass Rides Loop 2.1 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- C.L.A. Mile 2.1 mi · ▲ 30 ft
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