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Estabrook Woods

Two Rod Road

3.3 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Two Rod Road is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Estabrook Woods near Plain, MA. It is mostly level, with 111 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi174 – 272 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Estabrook Trail 42.50272, -71.35354
Nearest town Plain, MA
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Two Rod Road

3.3 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Elevation 175–272 ft

Out & Back · Estabrook Woods

Trailhead: Estabrook Trail · 42.50272, -71.35354

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

  1. Start on Kibby Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Big Pine Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, 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. 0.1 miBear right onto Highwater Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right onto Two Rod Road, heading N.
  9. 350 ftReach Two Rod Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 300 ftTurn left onto Highwater Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.2 miBear left onto Two Rod Road, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right onto Sachs Greenway, heading S.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left onto Big Pine Trail, heading S.
  15. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Kibby Trail, heading S.
  16. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/two-rod-road-out-back-5-km-ed25

Trail surface

61% dirt39% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 6:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:28 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:48 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:16 PM.

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