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Meetinghouse Hill Trail route map
Difficulty: ModerateOut and Back
Massachusetts

Meetinghouse Hill Trail

Townsend, Massachusetts

4.8 mi

Distance

335 ft

Elev. Gain

1h 46m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

Meetinghouse Hill Trail is an out-and-back trail in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. It is 4.8 miles long and gains 335 feet. It is in or next to Townsend, Massachusetts.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:97 ft
Max:152 ft
Gain:175 ft
Loss:175 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 97 ft and 152 ft across 4.8 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.97 ft115 ft134 ft152 ft0.0 mi1.2 mi2.4 mi3.6 mi4.8 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi134 ft
High point2.6 mi152 ft
End4.8 mi134 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Townsend, MA · in or next to town
County:
Middlesex County, MA

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

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