Wood Hill/Bald Hill Reservation

Wedgewood Trail & Wood Hill Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Wedgewood Trail & Wood Hill Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Wood Hill/Bald Hill Reservation near Haggetts, MA. It is mostly level, with 166 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi148 – 243 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.66592, -71.21447
Nearest town Haggetts, MA

Directions

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Wedgewood Trail & Wood Hill Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Elevation 148–243 ft

Out & Back · Wood Hill/Bald Hill Reservation

Trailhead: 42.66592, -71.21447

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear right onto Bald Hill Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left onto Wood Hill Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  9. 350 ftTurn right onto Wedgewood Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 450 ftReach Wood Hill Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left onto Wood Hill Trail, heading NE.
  13. 300 ftBear right, heading E.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right onto Bald Hill Trail, heading NE.
  15. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  17. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  19. 0.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
  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 surface

25% dirt75% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 6:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 5:50 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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