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Wendell State Forest

Whales Head–Damon Camp Road, 4 sights

3.5 mi · ▲ 340 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Whales Head–Damon Camp Road, 4 sights is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Wendell State Forest near Farley, MA. The route reaches Whales Head. It climbs 340 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi794 – 1,132 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Damon Camp Road 42.55772, -72.44062
Nearest town Farley, MA
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Whales Head–Damon Camp Road, 4 sights

3.5 mi · ▲ 340 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Elevation 796–1,132 ft

Out & Back · Wendell State Forest

Trailhead: Damon Camp Road · 42.55772, -72.44062

Weather Aug 3: Heavy rain, high 75°F / low 66° · precip 92% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

  1. Start on Damon Camp Road, heading NW.
  2. 1.4 miTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading N.
  3. 350 ftTurn right onto Hannah Swarton Trail, heading E.
  4. 1.1 miPass Whales Head.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right onto Baker Road, heading S.
  6. 300 ftBear left onto Damon Camp Road, heading W.
  7. 0.2 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/whales-head-damon-camp-road-out-back-4-sights-6-km-8e2d

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 75°F66°
Precip92%Wind10 mphUV5Humidity76%
Rained 2.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 5% rain1 AM: 13% rain2 AM: 16% rain3 AM: 52% rain4 AM: 71% rain5 AM: 92% rain6 AM: 84% rain7 AM: 88% rain8 AM: 90% rain9 AM: 78% rain10 AM: 57% rain11 AM: 41% rain12 PM: 28% rain1 PM: 41% rain2 PM: 43% rain3 PM: 38% rain4 PM: 70% rain5 PM: 51% rain6 PM: 8% rain7 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 5:44 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:09 PM
Tue 79°62°
Wed 78°63°
Thu 90°62° 60%
Fri 91°66° 38%
Sat 89°66° 37%
Sun 92°65°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:49 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:09 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:41 PM.

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