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Vale Reservation

Vale Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 45 min

Vale Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Vale Reservation near Ballardvale, MA. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi52 – 79 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Vale Trail 42.62885, -71.15997
Nearest town Ballardvale, MA
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Vale Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 45 min

Elevation 54–80 ft

Out & Back · Vale Reservation

Trailhead: Vale Trail · 42.62885, -71.15997

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM

Transit-accessible: Ballardvale stop 128 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Vale Trail, heading N.
  2. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  4. 0.7 miBear left, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftReach Vale Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  13. 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
  14. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/vale-trail-out-back-4-km-d716

Trail surface

92% dirt6% boardwalk2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Ballardvale stop 128 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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