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Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Thurston's Beach–Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary, 3 sights

6.6 mi · ▲ 481 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Thurston's Beach–Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary, 3 sights is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary near Bolton, MA. The route reaches Thurston's Beach at the turnaround, 3.3 miles in. It climbs 481 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi377 – 568 ft · steepest grade: 15%7.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Greeen Road Connector 42.45297, -71.61918
Nearest town Bolton, MA
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Thurston's Beach–Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary, 3 sights

6.6 mi · ▲ 481 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Elevation 377–568 ft

Out & Back · Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Trailhead: Greeen Road Connector · 42.45297, -71.61918

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

  1. Start on Greeen Road Connector, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pond Loop, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Under North Peak, heading NE.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right onto Vaughn Primary - Bare Hill Road, heading E.
  5. 0.6 miBear left onto Bowers Springs Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left onto Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto Mary Abbott Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left onto Powell/Reed/Abbot (yellow blaze), heading SE.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Abbot Orchard Trail (secondary), heading E.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Powell/Reed/Abbot (yellow blaze), heading E.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Abbot Orchard Trail (secondary), heading E.
  12. 0.8 miReach Thurston's Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Powell/Reed/Abbot (yellow blaze), heading SE.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Abbot Orchard Trail (secondary), heading SE.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Powell/Reed/Abbot (yellow blaze), heading SE.
  16. 50 ftTurn right onto Abbot Orchard Trail (secondary), heading SE.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left onto Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary, heading NW.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right onto Bowers Springs Trail, heading SW.
  19. 1 miTurn left onto Under North Peak, heading SW.
  20. 0.5 miTurn left onto Pond Loop, heading S.
  21. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Greeen Road Connector, heading SE.
  22. 0.1 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-out-back-11-km-92cd

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F62°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity77%
Rained 0.5″ yesterday (2″ 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 82°63°
Thu 89°69° 29%
Fri 94°71° 33%
Sat 93°68° 30%
Sun 94°67° 15%
Mon 91°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 7:31 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM — 5 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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