Wendell State Forest Beach & Dry Hill Road
8.7 mi · ▲ 827 ft · 3 hr 19 min
Wendell State Forest Beach & Dry Hill Road is an 8.7-mile out-and-back in Montague State Forest near Grounts Corner, MA. The route reaches Wendell State Forest Beach. It climbs 827 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Wendell State Forest Beach & Dry Hill Road
8.7 mi · ▲ 827 ft · 3 hr 19 min
Elevation 817–1,222 ft
Out & Back · Montague State Forest
Trailhead: 42.54996, -72.45282
Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 75°F / low 66° · precip 92% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Wendell State Forest Beach.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto East Chestnut Hill Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Upham Road, heading SW.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Dry Hill Connector, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Dry Hill Road, heading NW.
- 0.6 miReach Wendell State Forest Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Dry Hill Connector, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Upham Road, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto East Chestnut Hill Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.8 mi in (~101 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 8:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Wickett Pond–Ruggles Pond, 4 lakes 3.2 mi · ▲ 142 ft
- Wendell State Forest Beach & Upham Road 3.8 mi · ▲ 193 ft
- Ruggles Pond–Wendell State Forest Beach, 3 beaches 4.4 mi · ▲ 277 ft
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