Old Wildcat Road & Town Farm Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr
Old Wildcat Road & Town Farm Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back near Marble Ridge Station, MA. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Old Wildcat Road & Town Farm Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 128–213 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Town Farm Trail · 42.68266, -71.08283
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 83°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Town Farm Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto NAYS Ropes Course, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Town Farm Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear left onto Old Blue Ridge Road Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Farnsworth Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Old Wildcat Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Town Farm Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 450 ftBear left onto Farnsworth Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Old Blue Ridge Road Trail, heading W.
- 400 ftBear right onto Town Farm Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear right onto NAYS Ropes Course, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Town Farm Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:42 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:03 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:34 PM.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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