Despres Family Conservation Area
Upper Jackstraw Trail segment
3 mi · ▲ 284 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Upper Jackstraw Trail segment is a 3-mile out-and-back in Despres Family Conservation Area near Ward Corner, MA. It climbs 284 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Upper Jackstraw Trail segment
3 mi · ▲ 284 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Elevation 456–692 ft
Out & Back · Despres Family Conservation Area
Trailhead: 42.24982, -71.62352
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Upper Jackstraw Trail segment, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miArrive 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 0.9 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 7:15 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Fay Mountain 1.8 mi · ▲ 228 ft
- Libbey Conservation Area via Upper Jackstraw Trail segment 2.9 mi · ▲ 284 ft
- Upper Jackstraw Trail segment 3.7 mi · ▲ 372 ft
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