AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Western Greenway

3 mi · ▲ 255 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Western Greenway is a 3-mile out-and-back near Camp Cabot, MA. It climbs 255 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi141 – 299 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.40861, -71.22733
Nearest town Camp Cabot, MA
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Western Greenway

3 mi · ▲ 255 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Elevation 140–298 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.40861, -71.22733

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Transit-accessible: 1042 Trapelo Rd stop 598 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Western Greenway, heading SW.
  3. 1 miBear right, heading S.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 1 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/western-greenway-out-back-5-km-e1f0

Trail surface

93% dirt1% boardwalk6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:43 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:03 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:34 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 1042 Trapelo Rd stop 598 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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