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Trout Brook

Wylde Woods–Dover Valley Trail, 3 sights

3.6 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Wylde Woods–Dover Valley Trail, 3 sights is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Trout Brook near Farm Street Station, MA. The route reaches Wylde Woods. It is mostly level, with 168 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi141 – 246 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bay Colony Rail Trail 42.21095, -71.31409
Nearest town Farm Street Station, MA
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Wylde Woods–Dover Valley Trail, 3 sights

3.6 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Elevation 140–245 ft

Out & Back · Trout Brook

Trailhead: Bay Colony Rail Trail · 42.21095, -71.31409

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 84°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  4. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  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. 150 ftPass Wylde Woods.
  13. 350 ftBear left onto Miller Hill Trail, heading NE.
  14. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftTurn left onto Dover Valley Trail, heading NE.
  16. 150 ftContinue straight onto Miller Hill Trail, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftBear right onto Dover Valley Trail, heading NE.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  19. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  20. 150 ftTurn right onto McKoy's Trail, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftTurn left onto Willoughby, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto McKoy's Trail, heading N.
  23. 0.1 miBear right onto Blue Trail, heading NE.
  24. 150 ftTurn left onto Whistler Bypass, heading NE.
  25. 250 ftReach Wylde Woods, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  26. 250 ftTurn right onto Blue Trail, heading NE.
  27. 150 ftBear left onto McKoy's Trail, heading NE.
  28. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Willoughby, heading E.
  29. 50 ftTurn right onto McKoy's Trail, heading E.
  30. 50 ftTurn left onto Dover Valley Trail, heading E.
  31. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  32. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  33. 0.2 miBear left onto Miller Hill Trail, heading N.
  34. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dover Valley Trail, heading N.
  35. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  36. 50 ftBear left onto Miller Hill Trail, heading N.
  37. 0.3 miBear right onto Hunt Drive Trail, heading SW.
  38. 500 ftTurn left, heading S.
  39. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  40. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
  41. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  42. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  43. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  44. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  45. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  46. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  47. 0.3 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-7-km-999f

Trail surface

90% dirt10% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 84°F62°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday (1.4″ 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 85°64°
Thu 89°70° 29%
Fri 96°72° 29%
Sat 93°70° 35%
Sun 96°68° 15%
Mon 94°72° 16%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 7:12 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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