Magnolia Woods Recreational Area
Yellow Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 177 ft · 49 min
Yellow Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Magnolia Woods Recreational Area near Magnolia, MA. It is mostly level, with 177 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Yellow Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 177 ft · 49 min
Elevation 90–177 ft
Out & Back · Magnolia Woods Recreational Area
Trailhead: 42.58963, -70.70878
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:38 AM · sunset 8:01 PM
Transit-accessible: Western Avenue & Lawndale Circle stop 297 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miReach Yellow Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:34 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM — 11 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Western Avenue & Lawndale Circle stop 297 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Old Salem Road 2 mi · ▲ 86 ft
- Magnolia Swamp Trail (Yellow) 2.1 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Wallace Pond–Fernwood Lake Trail (Blue), 3 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 167 ft
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