Wenepoykin Hill via East Dam Road
2.3 mi · ▲ 386 ft · 58 min
Wenepoykin Hill via East Dam Road is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Middlesex Fells Reservation near West Medford, MA. The route reaches Wenepoykin Hill at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It climbs 386 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Wenepoykin Hill via East Dam Road
2.3 mi · ▲ 386 ft · 58 min
Elevation 97–244 ft
Out & Back · Middlesex Fells Reservation
Trailhead: 42.43142, -71.12453
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
Transit-accessible: Winthrop St @ Medford HS stop 415 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 500 ftBear right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto East Dam Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 300 ftReach Wenepoykin Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miArrive 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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Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Winthrop St @ Medford HS stop 415 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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