Estabrook Woods

Two Rod Road

6 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Two Rod Road is a 6-mile out-and-back in Estabrook Woods near Plain, MA. It is mostly level, with 189 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi174 – 279 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.48485, -71.36511
Nearest town Plain, MA

Directions

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Two Rod Road

6 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Elevation 175–280 ft

Out & Back · Estabrook Woods

Trailhead: 42.48485, -71.36511

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  3. 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  6. 350 ftTurn left onto Estabrook Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 50 ftBear right onto Kibby Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Big Pine Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right onto Sachs Greenway, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Two Rod Road, heading N.
  14. 350 ftTurn right onto Davis Trail, heading NE.
  15. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left onto Two Rod Road, heading E.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right onto Sachs Greenway, heading S.
  18. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left onto Big Pine Trail, heading S.
  20. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Kibby Trail, heading S.
  21. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  22. 50 ftTurn left onto Estabrook Trail, heading W.
  23. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  24. 350 ftSharp right, heading S.
  25. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  26. 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
  27. 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
  28. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

60% dirt40% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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