Vaughn Hills Conservation Area
Vaughn Hills–Moen Primary Trail East Loop, 5 sights
2.2 mi · ▲ 317 ft · 54 min
Vaughn Hills–Moen Primary Trail East Loop, 5 sights is a 2.2-mile loop in Vaughn Hills Conservation Area near Still River, MA. The route reaches Vaughn Hills. It climbs 317 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Vaughn Hills–Moen Primary Trail East Loop, 5 sights
2.2 mi · ▲ 317 ft · 54 min
Elevation 229–550 ft
Loop · Vaughn Hills Conservation Area
Trailhead: Trail · 42.46707, -71.62566
Weather Aug 4: Rain, high 78°F / low 68° · precip 94% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Moen Primary Trail West, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Secondary Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Moen Primary Trail West, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Secondary Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Moen Primary Trail West, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Vaughn Primary Trail West, heading SE.
- 0.5 miPass Vaughn Hills.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Closed (Under Water), heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right onto Pond Ridge, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Under North Peak, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Vaughn Primary - Bare Hill Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Moen Primary Trail East, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Moen Primary Trail West, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftThe loop closes 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 1.1 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Trail Trailhead
- NHESP Certified Vernal Pool–(potential NHESP vernal pool), 5 sights 2 mi · ▲ 265 ft
- Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary–Moen Primary Trail West, 4 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 545 ft
- Thurston's Beach–Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary, 4 sights 6 mi · ▲ 626 ft
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