Damon Camp Road–Hannah Swarton Trail, 5 sights
5.2 mi · ▲ 729 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Damon Camp Road–Hannah Swarton Trail, 5 sights is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Wendell State Forest near Farley, MA. It climbs 729 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Damon Camp Road–Hannah Swarton Trail, 5 sights
5.2 mi · ▲ 729 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Elevation 620–1,143 ft
Out & Back · Wendell State Forest
Trailhead: 42.58387, -72.44340
Weather Aug 4: Partly cloudy, high 81°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Damon Camp Road, heading S.
- 1.2 miSharp left onto Baker Road, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Hannah Swarton Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miReach Damon Camp Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Saxon Bridge Road, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Mormon Hollow / Hannah Swarton, heading NW.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Hannah Swarton Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading W.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 7:26 PM for the 8:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM — 1 min before dark.
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