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Townsend State Forest

Fessenden Hill Road

5.5 mi · ▲ 337 ft · 2 hr

Fessenden Hill Road is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Townsend State Forest near Townsend, MA. It climbs 337 ft. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi322 – 581 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.68118, -71.70841
Nearest town Townsend, MA
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Fessenden Hill Road

5.5 mi · ▲ 337 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 322–581 ft

Out & Back · Townsend State Forest

Trailhead: 42.68118, -71.70841

Weather Aug 4: Mostly clear, high 82°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 1.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 250 ftBear right onto Fessenden Hill Road, heading NW.
  7. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 1.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 1.1 miBear right, heading S.
  10. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/west-hill-out-back-9-km-cf72

Trail surface

21% dirt79% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 82°F61°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity78%
Rained 1.6″ yesterday (2.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed 83°63°
Thu 90°69° 39%
Fri 94°71° 32%
Sat 92°69° 33%
Sun 94°67°
Mon 91°73°

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