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Townsend State Forest

West Hill & Fessenden Hill Road

8.6 mi · ▲ 546 ft · 3 hr 8 min

West Hill & Fessenden Hill Road is an 8.6-mile out-and-back in Townsend State Forest near West Townsend, MA. The route reaches West Hill. It climbs 546 ft. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi328 – 600 ft8.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.69068, -71.72128
Nearest town West Townsend, MA
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West Hill & Fessenden Hill Road

8.6 mi · ▲ 546 ft · 3 hr 8 min

Elevation 329–600 ft

Out & Back · Townsend State Forest

Trailhead: 42.69068, -71.72128

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 1.2 miTurn left onto Fessenden Hill Road, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miPass West Hill.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 0.7 miBear right, heading W.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  16. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  19. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/west-hill-out-back-14-km

Trail surface

4% dirt96% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:05 PM

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