Northwoods Land

Zink North Woods Trail

3 mi · ▲ 270 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Zink North Woods Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Northwoods Land near Bolton, MA. It climbs 270 ft. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi299 – 492 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.44684, -71.59190
Nearest town Bolton, MA

Directions

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Zink North Woods Trail

3 mi · ▲ 270 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Elevation 299–493 ft

Out & Back · Northwoods Land

Trailhead: 42.44684, -71.59190

Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 59°F / low 48° · precip 57% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.6 miBear left onto Zink North Woods Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.7 miReach Zink North Woods Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.7 miBear right, heading W.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

43% dirt57% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 59°F48°
Precip57%Wind4 mphUV1Humidity97%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (2.7″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45° 3 AM: 1% rain5 AM: 3% rain6 AM: 5% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 4% rain9 AM: 9% rain10 AM: 6% rain11 AM: 25% rain12 PM: 39% rain1 PM: 46% rain2 PM: 53% rain3 PM: 57% rain4 PM: 37% rain5 PM: 37% rain6 PM: 57% rain7 PM: 49% rain8 PM: 38% rain9 PM: 40% rain10 PM: 41% rain11 PM: 37% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:49 PM
Mon 66°54° 43%
Tue 61°44°
Wed 61°42°
Thu 62°41°
Fri 62°46° 34%
Sat 59°50° 41%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:11 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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