AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Estabrook Woods

Two Rod Road

2.1 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 44 min

Two Rod Road is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Estabrook Woods near Carlisle, MA. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi174 – 240 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bellows Hill Access 42.50829, -71.35277
Nearest town Carlisle, MA
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Two Rod Road

2.1 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 44 min

Elevation 175–238 ft

Out & Back · Estabrook Woods

Trailhead: Bellows Hill Access · 42.50829, -71.35277

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM

  1. Start on Bellows Hill Access, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Rockstrom Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Sachs Greenway, heading S.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Two Rod Road, heading NE.
  7. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right onto Sachs Greenway, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Rockstrom Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left onto Bellows Hill Access, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miArrive 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/two-rod-road-out-back-3-km-435f

Trail surface

48% dirt52% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 6:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:02 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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