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Wood Hill/Bald Hill Reservation

Wedgewood Trail & Wood Hill Trail via Helen's Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Wedgewood Trail & Wood Hill Trail via Helen's Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Wood Hill/Bald Hill Reservation near West Parish, MA. It is mostly level, with 191 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi92 – 243 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.67836, -71.20219
Nearest town West Parish, MA
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Wedgewood Trail & Wood Hill Trail via Helen's Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elevation 90–243 ft

Out & Back · Wood Hill/Bald Hill Reservation

Trailhead: 42.67836, -71.20219

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left onto Helen's Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  6. 50 ftBear right onto Bald Hill Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left onto Wood Hill Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 250 ftTurn right onto Wedgewood Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 450 ftReach Wood Hill Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  15. 50 ftBear left onto Wood Hill Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right onto Bald Hill Trail, heading NE.
  17. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  20. 250 ftTurn left onto Helen's Trail, heading NW.
  21. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  22. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/wedgewood-trail-wood-hill-trail-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

34% dirt66% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:40 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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