Snake Meadow Hill Conservation Area
unmaintained
2.9 mi · ▲ 175 ft · 1 hr 3 min
unmaintained is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Snake Meadow Hill Conservation Area near Forge Village, MA. It is mostly level, with 175 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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unmaintained
2.9 mi · ▲ 175 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Elevation 203–334 ft
Out & Back · Snake Meadow Hill Conservation Area
Trailhead: 42.60188, -71.48934
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn 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 W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 400 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 0.6 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 7:27 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM — 2 min before dark.
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