High Ridge Wildlife Management Area

East Gardner Road & Overlook Road

4.6 mi · ▲ 532 ft · 1 hr 48 min

East Gardner Road & Overlook Road is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in High Ridge Wildlife Management Area near South Ashburnham, MA. It climbs 532 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi860 – 1,086 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.60121, -71.92162
Nearest town South Ashburnham, MA

Directions

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East Gardner Road & Overlook Road

4.6 mi · ▲ 532 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Elevation 860–1,086 ft

Out & Back · High Ridge Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: 42.60121, -71.92162

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  3. 1.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left onto East Gardner Road, heading S.
  6. 200 ftContinue straight onto Overlook Road, heading E.
  7. 0.7 miReach Overlook Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.7 miContinue straight onto East Gardner Road, heading NE.
  9. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  12. 1.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  13. 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 surface

16% paved13% dirt71% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F61°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 2″ yesterday (4.2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 80°61°
Thu 87°68° 49%
Fri 91°69° 34%
Sat 90°68° 35%
Sun 91°66°
Mon 88°70° 16%

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