Thurston's Beach–Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary, 3 sights is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary near Still River, MA. The route reaches Thurston's Beach at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 276 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi413 – 568 ft4.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Bowers Springs Trail 42.46384, -71.60529
Nearest town Still River, MA
Directions
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Thurston's Beach–Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary, 3 sights
3.9 mi · ▲ 276 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Elevation 414–568 ft
Out & Back · Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary
Trailhead: Bowers Springs Trail · 42.46384, -71.60529
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bowers Springs Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Mary Abbott Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Powell/Reed/Abbot (yellow blaze), heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Abbot Orchard Trail (secondary), heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Powell/Reed/Abbot (yellow blaze), heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Abbot Orchard Trail (secondary), heading NE.
- 0.8 miReach Thurston's Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Powell/Reed/Abbot (yellow blaze), heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Abbot Orchard Trail (secondary), heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Powell/Reed/Abbot (yellow blaze), heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Abbot Orchard Trail (secondary), heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bowers Springs Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 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
100% dirt
Weather
OvercastTemperature 82°F63°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity77%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday (1.3″ 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
84°64°
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 (~14 min). Leave by 7:30 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM — 3 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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