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Wylde Woods

Wylde Woods–Bay Colony Rail Trail, 3 sights

4.8 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Wylde Woods–Bay Colony Rail Trail, 3 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Wylde Woods near Medfield Junction, MA. The route reaches Wylde Woods. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi135 – 240 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 42.19959, -71.32564
Nearest town Medfield Junction, MA
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Wylde Woods–Bay Colony Rail Trail, 3 sights

4.8 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 135–239 ft

Out & Back · Wylde Woods

Trailhead: connector · 42.19959, -71.32564

Weather Aug 4: Fog, high 83°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bay Colony Rail Trail, heading SE.
  2. 1.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  4. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  8. 150 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hunt Drive Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  11. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  12. 100 ftPass Wylde Woods.
  13. 300 ftBear right onto Rice's Loop, heading N.
  14. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dover Valley Trail, heading NE.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
  18. 250 ftTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading NE.
  19. 0.3 miBear left onto Blueberry Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  20. 250 ftReach Wylde Woods, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 250 ftBear right onto Blue Trail, heading N.
  22. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  23. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  24. 450 ftTurn left onto Dover Valley Trail, heading S.
  25. 0.1 miTurn right onto Rice's Loop, heading S.
  26. 250 ftBear left onto Hunt Drive Trail, heading S.
  27. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  28. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  29. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
  30. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  32. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  33. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  34. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  35. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  36. 250 ftContinue straight onto Bay Colony Rail Trail, heading SW.
  37. 1.2 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/wylde-woods-out-back-6-km-adf2

Trail surface

62% dirt38% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 83°F62°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity85%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (1.3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Wed 84°62°
Thu 89°70° 30%
Fri 96°72° 29%
Sat 93°71° 35%
Sun 96°68° 16%
Mon 94°73° 16%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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