AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Town of Walpole & Red Gate Farm Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Town of Walpole & Red Gate Farm Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back near Medfield, MA. The route reaches Town of Walpole. It is mostly level, with 134 ft of elevation gain. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi177 – 259 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.18521, -71.27440
Nearest town Medfield, MA
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Town of Walpole & Red Gate Farm Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Elevation 178–261 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.18521, -71.27440

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.6 miPass Town of Walpole.
  3. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 500 ftSharp right, heading W.
  8. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Red Gate Farm Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miReach Town of Walpole, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.6 miSharp left, heading S.
  11. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  15. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/town-of-walpole-red-gate-farm-trail-out-back-5-km

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:02 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 7:26 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM — 1 min before dark.

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