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Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Thurston's Beach–Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary, 4 sights

5.8 mi · ▲ 453 ft · 2 hr 10 min

Thurston's Beach–Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary, 4 sights is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary near Camp Green Eyrie, MA. The route reaches Thurston's Beach. It climbs 453 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi377 – 568 ft6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: May's Easement Trail 42.48046, -71.59568
Nearest town Camp Green Eyrie, MA
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Thurston's Beach–Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary, 4 sights

5.8 mi · ▲ 453 ft · 2 hr 10 min

Elevation 377–568 ft

Out & Back · Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Trailhead: May's Easement Trail · 42.48046, -71.59568

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

  1. Start on May's Easement Trail, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass Thurston's Beach.
  3. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Powell/Reed/Abbot (yellow blaze), heading SW.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Abbot Orchard Trail (secondary), heading S.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Powell/Reed/Abbot (yellow blaze), heading S.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto Abbot Orchard Trail (secondary), heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left onto Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary, heading SW.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right onto Bowers Springs Trail, heading W.
  9. 1 miTurn left onto Under North Peak, heading SW.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right onto Shortcut, heading SW.
  11. 250 ftBear right onto Pond Ridge, heading SW.
  12. 100 ftTurn left onto Trail, heading S.
  13. 150 ftReach Thurston's Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 150 ftTurn right onto Pond Ridge, heading W.
  15. 100 ftBear left onto Shortcut, heading W.
  16. 250 ftTurn left onto Under North Peak, heading W.
  17. 0.5 miTurn right onto Vaughn Primary - Bare Hill Road, heading N.
  18. 0.6 miBear left onto Bowers Springs Trail, heading E.
  19. 0.4 miTurn left onto Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary, heading NE.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right onto Mary Abbott Trail, heading E.
  21. 0.3 miTurn left onto Powell/Reed/Abbot (yellow blaze), heading E.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Abbot Orchard Trail (secondary), heading E.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Powell/Reed/Abbot (yellow blaze), heading E.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Abbot Orchard Trail (secondary), heading E.
  25. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/thurstons-beach-bare-hill-wildlife-sanctuary-out-back-4-sights-9-km-2657

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F63°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity72%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday (1.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed 83°64°
Thu 86°68° 29%
Fri 95°71° 33%
Sat 92°70° 30%
Sun 95°69°
Mon 94°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:41 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM — 14 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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