AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Wood Road

5.8 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Wood Road is a 5.8-mile out-and-back near Forestdale, MA. It is mostly level, with 57 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi154 – 213 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.70530, -70.51765
Nearest town Forestdale, MA
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Wood Road

5.8 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Elevation 156–215 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.70530, -70.51765

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left onto Wood Road, heading NW.
  4. 1.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 1.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 0.7 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/wood-road-out-back-9-km-c569

Trail surface

63% dirt37% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:40 AMSunset 7:58 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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