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Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Vaughn Hills–Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary, 3 sights

5 mi · ▲ 384 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Vaughn Hills–Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary, 3 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary near East Bolton, MA. The route reaches Vaughn Hills at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 384 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi377 – 554 ft · steepest grade: 16%5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Powell Trail (secondary) 42.46729, -71.58556
Nearest town East Bolton, MA
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Vaughn Hills–Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary, 3 sights

5 mi · ▲ 384 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Elevation 377–555 ft

Out & Back · Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Trailhead: Powell Trail (secondary) · 42.46729, -71.58556

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

  1. Start on Powell Trail (secondary), heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Powell/Reed/Abbot (yellow blaze), heading N.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Abbot Orchard Trail (secondary), heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left onto Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right onto Bowers Springs Trail, heading SW.
  6. 1 miTurn left onto Under North Peak, heading W.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right onto Shortcut, heading SW.
  8. 250 ftBear right onto Pond Ridge, heading W.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto Closed (Under Water), heading NW.
  10. 250 ftReach Vaughn Hills, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 250 ftBear right onto Pond Ridge, heading W.
  12. 50 ftBear left onto Shortcut, heading W.
  13. 250 ftTurn left onto Under North Peak, heading W.
  14. 0.5 miTurn right onto Vaughn Primary - Bare Hill Road, heading N.
  15. 0.6 miBear left onto Bowers Springs Trail, heading E.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left onto Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary, heading NE.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right onto Mary Abbott Trail, heading E.
  18. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Powell/Reed/Abbot (yellow blaze), heading E.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left onto Powell Trail (secondary), heading SE.
  20. 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/vaughn-hills-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F63°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity75%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday (1.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed 83°64°
Thu 86°67° 28%
Fri 94°70° 33%
Sat 92°70° 30%
Sun 95°68° 15%
Mon 93°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 7:29 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM — 4 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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