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Grass Rides Loop is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Appleton Farms Grass Rides near Nancys Corner, MA. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi30 – 79 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.64416, -70.88029
Nearest town Nancys Corner, MA

Directions

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Grass Rides Loop

2.9 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 59 min

Elevation 30–79 ft

Out & Back · Appleton Farms Grass Rides

Trailhead: 42.64416, -70.88029

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.8 miBear left, heading NE.
  3. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right onto Grass Rides Loop, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  12. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 200 ftBear right, heading S.
  15. 0.8 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

79% dirt21% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 82°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity83%
Rained 1.7″ yesterday (2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Wed 82°63°
Thu 90°71° 26%
Fri 97°72° 29%
Sat 93°69° 46%
Sun 94°68° 17%
Mon 96°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM — 8 min before dark.

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