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Snake Meadow Hill Conservation Area

unmaintained

2.7 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 59 min

unmaintained is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Snake Meadow Hill Conservation Area near Forge Village, MA. It is mostly level, with 170 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 42.59761, -71.48932
Nearest town Forge Village, MA
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unmaintained

2.7 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 59 min

Elevation 203–334 ft

Out & Back · Snake Meadow Hill Conservation Area

Trailhead: 42.59761, -71.48932

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  5. 50 ftSharp left onto unmaintained, heading S.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right onto Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad Path, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 0.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
  11. 100 ftSharp left, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 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/unmaintained-out-back-4-km-6b08

Trail surface

64% dirt36% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 7:30 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM — 4 min before dark.

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