Two Rod Road
4 mi · ▲ 89 ft · 1 hr 23 min
Two Rod Road is a 4-mile out-and-back in Davis Corridor near Carlisle, MA. It is mostly level, with 89 ft of elevation gain. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Two Rod Road
4 mi · ▲ 89 ft · 1 hr 23 min
Elevation 175–280 ft
Out & Back · Davis Corridor
Trailhead: Long Ridge Access · 42.51151, -71.33409
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
- Start on Long Ridge Access, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Blood Farm Trail, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Catbriar Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Davis Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Two Rod Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Sachs Greenway, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Big Pine Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Kibby Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Estabrook Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Kibby Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Big Pine Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Sachs Greenway, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Two Rod Road, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Davis Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Catbriar Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Blood Farm Trail, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Long Ridge Access, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Long Ridge Access Trailhead
- Two Rod Road 2.4 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Two Rod Road 2.9 mi · ▲ 61 ft
- Two Rod Road 3.5 mi · ▲ 89 ft
- Monument Farm Connector via Two Rod Road 3.7 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Thoreau Pond via Two Rod Road 4.4 mi · ▲ 107 ft
- Esker Viewpoint–Mink Pond, 4 lakes 5.1 mi · ▲ 107 ft
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