Montague State Forest

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.

Elevation

0 mi817 – 1,221 ft9.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.54996, -72.45282
Nearest town Grounts Corner, MA

Directions

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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass Wendell State Forest Beach.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 0.9 miSharp right, heading W.
  6. 0.6 miTurn left onto East Chestnut Hill Road, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto Upham Road, heading SW.
  8. 1.5 miTurn left onto Dry Hill Connector, heading NE.
  9. 0.4 miSharp right onto Dry Hill Road, heading NW.
  10. 0.6 miReach Wendell State Forest Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.6 miSharp left onto Dry Hill Connector, heading SW.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right onto Upham Road, heading E.
  13. 1.5 miTurn left onto East Chestnut Hill Road, heading E.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 0.6 miSharp left, heading SE.
  16. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 350 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

63% dirt37% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.8 mi in (~101 min). Leave by 4:51 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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