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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 Sep 20: Light rain, high 57°F / low 50° · precip 68% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 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

Light rainTemperature 57°F50°
Precip68%Wind2 mphUV0Humidity100%
Rained 0.2″ 3 days ago (0.9″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45° 2 AM: 2% rain4 AM: 2% rain5 AM: 9% rain6 AM: 2% rain7 AM: 9% rain8 AM: 16% rain9 AM: 21% rain10 AM: 41% rain11 AM: 68% rain12 PM: 56% rain1 PM: 59% rain2 PM: 52% rain3 PM: 38% rain4 PM: 51% rain5 PM: 56% rain6 PM: 48% rain7 PM: 47% rain8 PM: 41% rain9 PM: 41% rain10 PM: 38% rain11 PM: 28% rain
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:53 PM
Mon 61°50°
Tue 57°40°
Wed 61°37°
Thu 63°35° 16%
Fri 64°40° 31%
Sat 60°48° 31%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:09 PM — 12 min before dark.

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