Middlesex Fells Reservation

Ram's Head Road

2.6 mi · ▲ 147 ft · 56 min

Ram's Head Road is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Middlesex Fells Reservation near West Medford, MA. It is mostly level, with 147 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi36 – 217 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.42644, -71.12442
Nearest town West Medford, MA

Directions

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Ram's Head Road

2.6 mi · ▲ 147 ft · 56 min

Elevation 36–215 ft

Out & Back · Middlesex Fells Reservation

Trailhead: 42.42644, -71.12442

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM

Transit-accessible: 475 Winthrop St @ Temple Shalom stop 72 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  3. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  5. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  7. 350 ftContinue straight onto Ram's Head Road, heading NE.
  8. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  9. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  11. 500 ftBear right, heading N.
  12. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  13. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 150 ftTurn left onto East Dam Road, heading E.
  16. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  20. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  21. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  22. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  24. 150 ftBear left onto Ram's Head Road, heading SW.
  25. 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
  26. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  27. 350 ftSharp right, heading S.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  29. 250 ftSharp left, heading S.
  30. 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

86% dirt14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 475 Winthrop St @ Temple Shalom stop 72 m from the trailhead

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