AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Sunset hikes

A short walk out, the whole show, and back at your car before dark. Times are estimates at a relaxed pace; give yourself extra buffer, especially with kids or in a group.

3 of 12 spots
  1. Upper Jackstraw Trail segment 0 mi away

    Leave by 7:16 PM

    1. Leave trailhead7:16 PM
    2. Sunset8:04 PM
    3. Head back8:19 PM
    4. At your car8:42 PM
    5. Dark8:35 PM

    Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

    0.9 mi to the viewpoint · 210 ft climb · 51 min of walking

  2. Fay Mountain & Upper Jackstraw Trail segment 0.5 mi away

    Leave by 7:21 PM

    1. Leave trailhead7:21 PM
    2. Sunset8:04 PM
    3. Head back8:19 PM
    4. At your car8:37 PM
    5. Dark8:35 PM

    Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

    0.8 mi to the viewpoint · 130 ft climb · 42 min of walking

  3. Libbey Conservation Area & Upper Jackstraw Trail segment 0.6 mi away

    Leave by 7:22 PM

    1. Leave trailhead7:22 PM
    2. Sunset8:04 PM
    3. Head back8:19 PM
    4. At your car8:38 PM
    5. Dark8:35 PM

    Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

    0.8 mi to the viewpoint · 80 ft climb · 42 min of walking

  4. Old Hopkinton Spring Trail 2.1 mi away

    Be there by 7:43 PM

    1. Be there7:43 PM
    2. Sunset8:04 PM
    3. Dark8:35 PM

    Your car is right there — dark at 8:35 PM.

    The viewpoint is right at the trailhead

  5. Nuthatch Trail–Pratt Hill Road, 4 sights 2.1 mi away

    Leave by 7:36 PM

    1. Leave trailhead7:36 PM
    2. Sunset8:04 PM
    3. Head back8:19 PM
    4. At your car8:29 PM
    5. Dark8:35 PM

    Back at your car by 8:29 PM — 6 min before dark.

    0.3 mi to the viewpoint · 17 min of walking

  6. Rabbit Run 2.1 mi away

    Be there by 7:43 PM

    1. Be there7:43 PM
    2. Sunset8:04 PM
    3. Dark8:35 PM

    Your car is right there — dark at 8:35 PM.

    The viewpoint is right at the trailhead

  7. George Hill via Yellow Trail 3.1 mi away

    Leave by 7:15 PM

    1. Leave trailhead7:15 PM
    2. Sunset8:04 PM
    3. Head back8:19 PM
    4. At your car8:45 PM
    5. Dark8:35 PM

    Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

    1.1 mi to the viewpoint · 90 ft climb · 56 min of walkingTrailhead visible from the viewpoint

  8. Peppercorn Hill–Lake Maspenock, 7 sights 2.8 mi away

    Leave by 5:27 PM

    1. Leave trailhead5:27 PM
    2. Sunset8:04 PM
    3. Head back8:19 PM
    4. At your car10:35 PM
    5. Dark8:35 PM

    Back at your car by 10:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

    5.1 mi to the viewpoint · 460 ft climb · 272 min of walking

  9. Lake Maspenock & Triphammer Road via Powerline Trail 3.2 mi away

    Leave by 7:11 PM

    1. Leave trailhead7:11 PM
    2. Sunset8:03 PM
    3. Head back8:18 PM
    4. At your car8:47 PM
    5. Dark8:35 PM

    Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

    1.1 mi to the viewpoint · 190 ft climb · 62 min of walking

  10. Triphammer Road via Powerline Trail 3.2 mi away

    Leave by 7:25 PM

    1. Leave trailhead7:25 PM
    2. Sunset8:03 PM
    3. Head back8:18 PM
    4. At your car8:33 PM
    5. Dark8:35 PM

    Back at your car by 8:33 PM — 1 min before dark.

    0.6 mi to the viewpoint · 120 ft climb · 34 min of walking

  11. Norcross Spring Farm–Whitehall Reservoir, 4 groves 2.6 mi away

    Leave by 7:34 PM

    1. Leave trailhead7:34 PM
    2. Sunset8:03 PM
    3. Head back8:18 PM
    4. At your car8:26 PM
    5. Dark8:35 PM

    Back at your car by 8:26 PM — 8 min before dark.

    0.3 mi to the viewpoint · 17 min of walking

  12. Whitehall Reservoir–Balanced Rock, 3 rocks 3.4 mi away

    Leave by 7:35 PM

    1. Leave trailhead7:35 PM
    2. Sunset8:03 PM
    3. Head back8:18 PM
    4. At your car8:26 PM
    5. Dark8:35 PM

    Back at your car by 8:26 PM — 9 min before dark.

    0.3 mi to the viewpoint · 17 min of walking