Snake Meadow Hill Conservation Area

unmaintained

2.8 mi · ▲ 190 ft · 1 hr 2 min

unmaintained is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Snake Meadow Hill Conservation Area near Forge Village, MA. It is mostly level, with 190 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi203 – 335 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.59604, -71.48386
Nearest town Forge Village, MA

Directions

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unmaintained

2.8 mi · ▲ 190 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Elevation 203–334 ft

Out & Back · Snake Meadow Hill Conservation Area

Trailhead: 42.59604, -71.48386

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  6. 50 ftSharp left onto unmaintained, heading S.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right onto Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad Path, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 0.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
  12. 100 ftSharp left, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  15. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  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 surface

63% dirt37% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:17 PM — 0 min before dark.

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