Snake Meadow Hill Conservation Area
unmaintained
2.7 mi · ▲ 165 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 165 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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unmaintained
2.7 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 59 min
Elevation 203–334 ft
Out & Back · Snake Meadow Hill Conservation Area
Trailhead: 42.60047, -71.48641
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
- 100 ftSharp left onto unmaintained, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad Path, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 7:30 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM — 5 min before dark.
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More from this trailhead
- Snake Meadow Hill 2.3 mi · ▲ 195 ft
- unmaintained 2.5 mi · ▲ 167 ft
- White Birch Nature Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 191 ft
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