AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Trolley Brook Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 51 min

Trolley Brook Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near Ashland, MA. It is mostly level, with 165 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi197 – 299 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.26160, -71.48254
Nearest town Ashland, MA
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Trolley Brook Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 51 min

Elevation 196–299 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.26160, -71.48254

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Transit-accessible: Ashland stop 8 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  3. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miSharp left onto Trolley Brook Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftReach Trolley Brook Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.5 miSharp right, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  12. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/trolley-brook-trail-out-back-4-km-6df2

Trail surface

39% paved61% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:43 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 8:35 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Ashland stop 8 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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