Torbert Macdonald State Park Viewpoint & Clippership Connector
2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 48 min
Torbert Macdonald State Park Viewpoint & Clippership Connector is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Mystic River Reservation near Medford, MA. The route reaches Torbert Macdonald State Park Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Torbert Macdonald State Park Viewpoint & Clippership Connector
2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 48 min
Elevation 1–20 ft
Out & Back · Mystic River Reservation
Trailhead: 42.41670, -71.10789
Weather Sep 20: Light drizzle, high 61°F / low 49° · precip 47% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
Transit-accessible: 37 Riverside Ave @ Medford Sq stop 129 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Clippership Connector, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 500 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Torbert Macdonald State Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 400 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Transit-accessible: 37 Riverside Ave @ Medford Sq stop 129 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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