Town Farm Trail

2 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 42 min

Town Farm Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back near Marble Ridge Station, MA. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi144 – 213 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Purgatory Swamp Trail 42.67876, -71.07388
Nearest town Marble Ridge Station, MA

Directions

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Town Farm Trail

2 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 42 min

Elevation 145–213 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Purgatory Swamp Trail · 42.67876, -71.07388

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

  1. Start on Purgatory Swamp Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right onto Farnsworth Trail, heading NW.
  3. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right onto Old Blue Ridge Road Trail, heading NW.
  5. 450 ftBear right onto Town Farm Trail, heading NW.
  6. 450 ftBear right onto NAYS Ropes Course, heading NW.
  7. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Town Farm Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.4 miReach Town Farm Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto NAYS Ropes Course, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftBear left onto Town Farm Trail, heading SE.
  14. 400 ftBear left onto Old Blue Ridge Road Trail, heading S.
  15. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right onto Farnsworth Trail, heading S.
  17. 350 ftSharp left onto Purgatory Swamp Trail, heading NE.
  18. 0.2 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

97% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 82°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 1.8″ yesterday (2.1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Wed 84°65°
Thu 89°71° 28%
Fri 96°72° 31%
Sat 94°69° 47%
Sun 96°67° 17%
Mon 94°68°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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