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Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Thurston's Beach–Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary, 4 sights

6 mi · ▲ 626 ft · 2 hr 19 min

Thurston's Beach–Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary, 4 sights is a 6-mile out-and-back in Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary near Still River, MA. The route reaches Thurston's Beach at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It climbs 626 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi240 – 568 ft6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Trail 42.46707, -71.62566
Nearest town Still River, MA
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Thurston's Beach–Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary, 4 sights

6 mi · ▲ 626 ft · 2 hr 19 min

Elevation 239–568 ft

Out & Back · Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Trailhead: Trail · 42.46707, -71.62566

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Trail, heading NE.
  2. 450 ftTurn right onto Moen Primary Trail West, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto Secondary Trail, heading S.
  4. 50 ftBear right onto Moen Primary Trail West, heading S.
  5. 100 ftTurn right onto Secondary Trail, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Moen Primary Trail West, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Vaughn Primary Trail - North, heading SE.
  8. 450 ftTurn right onto Vaughn Primary - Bare Hill Road, heading NE.
  9. 0.8 miBear left onto Bowers Springs Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left onto Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary, heading NE.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right onto Mary Abbott Trail, heading NE.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left onto Powell/Reed/Abbot (yellow blaze), heading SE.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Abbot Orchard Trail (secondary), heading SE.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Powell/Reed/Abbot (yellow blaze), heading SE.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Abbot Orchard Trail (secondary), heading SE.
  16. 0.8 miReach Thurston's Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Powell/Reed/Abbot (yellow blaze), heading SE.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Abbot Orchard Trail (secondary), heading SE.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Powell/Reed/Abbot (yellow blaze), heading SE.
  20. 50 ftTurn right onto Abbot Orchard Trail (secondary), heading SE.
  21. 0.3 miTurn left onto Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary, heading NW.
  22. 0.3 miTurn right onto Bowers Springs Trail, heading SW.
  23. 1.2 miTurn left onto Vaughn Primary Trail - North, heading SW.
  24. 450 ftTurn right onto Moen Primary Trail West, heading W.
  25. 0.2 miTurn right onto Secondary Trail, heading SW.
  26. 50 ftTurn left onto Moen Primary Trail West, heading SW.
  27. 100 ftBear left onto Secondary Trail, heading NW.
  28. 50 ftTurn right onto Moen Primary Trail West, heading NW.
  29. 0.1 miTurn left onto Trail, heading SW.
  30. 50 ftArrive 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-9-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity79%
Rained 0.5″ yesterday (2″ 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 90°69° 29%
Fri 95°71° 33%
Sat 94°68° 30%
Sun 94°67°
Mon 92°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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