Wenakeening Woods via Upper Charles Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Wenakeening Woods near Metcalf, MA. The route reaches Wenakeening Woods. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi226 – 269 ft2.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Upper Charles Trail 42.17632, -71.46047
Nearest town Metcalf, MA
Directions
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Wenakeening Woods via Upper Charles Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 53 min
Elevation 226–269 ft
Out & Back · Wenakeening Woods
Trailhead: Upper Charles Trail · 42.17632, -71.46047
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Upper Charles Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto High Water Bypass, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Upper Charles Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miPass Wenakeening Woods.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Wenakeening Woods, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto High Water Bypass, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Upper Charles Trail, heading W.
- 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 surface
64% gravel36% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 5:43 AMSunset 8:03 PM
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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