20.7 miles
Distance
1,887 ft
Climb
-1,884 ft
Descent
427 ft
High Point

Big 20 mile XC route for the SE Mass NEMBA 2023 Turkey Afterburner

Detailed Description
2023 Turkey Afterburner Hale Big XC Route (unmarked) is a 21 mile popular intermediate route located near Westwood Massachusetts. This mountain bike only route can be used one direction and has a hard overall physical rating. This route includes 35 trails. This route climbs 1,887 ft with a max elevation of 427 ft then descends -1,884 ft.
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Details

  • Featured
  • Riding area
    Hale Education
  • Primary Activity
    Mountain Bike
  • Difficulty rating
    Blue
  • Route Type
    Loop
  • Bike type
    XC
  • Direction
    One Direction
  • Physical rating
    Hard
More Stats for 2023 Turkey Afterburner Hale Big XC Route (unmarked) mountain bike route
  • Altitude min
    186 ft
  • Altitude start
    251 ft
  • Altitude end
    253 ft
  • Grade max
    -37.2%
  • Grade min
    27.1%
  • Distance climb
    8 miles
  • Distance down
    8 miles
  • Distance flat
    5 miles

Directions

  1. Walk south on Cabin Access Road.
  2. Continue for 80 meters.
  3. Walk northwest on Cabin Access Rd to Noanet Pond.
  4. Continue for 200 meters.
  5. Turn left onto Page and Sadie Trail.
  6. Continue for 100 meters.
  7. Keep left to take High Rock Office.
  8. Continue for 2 kilometers.
  9. Turn left onto Cucchiara North.
  10. Continue for 90 meters.
  11. Turn right onto Butterfly Garden Crosscut East West.
  12. Continue for 60 meters.
  13. Keep right to take Butterfly North.
  14. Continue for 100 meters.
  15. Turn left onto Cucchiara Loop.
  16. Continue for 500 meters.
  17. Turn right onto Storrow Pond.
  18. Continue for 900 meters.
  19. Bear right onto Storrow Pond Extension North.
  20. Continue for 300 meters.
  21. Turn left onto Storrow Pond North.
  22. Continue for 200 meters.
  23. Walk west on Storrow Pond.
  24. Continue for 90 meters.
  25. Turn left onto Storrow Pond Road.
  26. Continue for 200 meters.
  27. Turn left onto Carby Street.
  28. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  29. Make a right U-turn to stay on Carby Street.
  30. Continue for 20 meters.
  31. Keep straight to stay on Carby Street.
  32. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  33. Keep straight to stay on Carby Street.
  34. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  35. Keep left to stay on Carby Street.
  36. Continue for 10 meters.
  37. Keep left to stay on Carby Street.
  38. Continue for 10 meters.
  39. Keep left to stay on Carby Street.
  40. Continue for 10 meters.
  41. Keep left to stay on Carby Street.
  42. Continue for 10 meters.
  43. Keep straight to stay on Carby Street.
  44. Continue for 10 meters.
  45. Keep straight to stay on Carby Street.
  46. Continue for 10 meters.
  47. Keep straight to stay on Carby Street.
  48. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  49. Keep straight to stay on Carby Street.
  50. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  51. Walk south on Trading Post to Noanet Pond.
  52. Continue for 1 kilometer.
  53. Bear left onto Powisett Brook Road.
  54. Continue for 100 meters.
  55. Walk east on Page and Sadie Trail.
  56. Continue for 100 meters.
  57. Keep straight to take Powerline Escape.
  58. Continue for 400 meters.
  59. Turn left onto Grossman Camp Road.
  60. Continue for 100 meters.
  61. Turn right onto Dover Road.
  62. Continue for 20 meters.
  63. Bear left onto Grossman Camp Singletrack.
  64. Continue for 600 meters.
  65. Turn left onto Oak Hill (black).
  66. Continue for 50 meters.
  67. Bear right onto No Name.
  68. Continue for 40 meters.
  69. Turn right onto Nimrod's Rock Trail - option #2.
  70. Continue for 300 meters.
  71. Turn left onto Nimrod's Rock Trail.
  72. Continue for 200 meters.
  73. Turn right onto Oak Hill (green).
  74. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  75. Make a right U-turn to stay on Oak Hill (green).
  76. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  77. Bear right onto Nimrod Connect.
  78. Continue for 100 meters.
  79. Turn right onto No Name.
  80. Continue for 300 meters.
  81. Turn left onto Oak Hill (green).
  82. Continue for 20 meters.
  83. Make a right U-turn to stay on Oak Hill (green).
  84. Continue for 300 meters.
  85. Make a right U-turn to stay on Oak Hill (green).
  86. Continue for 10 meters.
  87. Make a right U-turn to stay on Oak Hill (green).
  88. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  89. Make a right U-turn to stay on Oak Hill (green).
  90. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  91. Make a right U-turn to stay on Oak Hill (green).
  92. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  93. Walk southwest on Woods Trail.
  94. Continue for 1.5 kilometers.
  95. Turn left onto Walpole Street.
  96. Continue for 50 meters.
  97. Turn right onto Colonial Road.
  98. Continue for 300 meters.
  99. Turn right onto Betsy Lane.
  100. Continue for 100 meters.
  101. Turn left onto Flowy Access Trail (FAT).
  102. Continue for 700 meters.
  103. Keep right to stay on Flowy Access Trail (FAT).
  104. Continue for 10 meters.
  105. Make a sharp right onto Cedar Hill Trail.
  106. Continue for 300 meters.
  107. Turn right onto Tower Trail.
  108. Continue for 30 meters.
  109. Turn left onto Cedar Summit Trail.
  110. Continue for 200 meters.
  111. Turn right onto Tower Trail.
  112. Continue for 300 meters.
  113. Turn left onto Chickering Pond Trail.
  114. Continue for 100 meters.
  115. Keep right to stay on Chickering Pond Trail.
  116. Continue for 100 meters.
  117. Turn right onto Rocky Woods Entrace Path.
  118. Continue for 500 meters.
  119. Keep left to stay on Rocky Woods Entrace Path.
  120. Continue for 20 meters.
  121. Keep straight to stay on Rocky Woods Entrace Path.
  122. Continue for 20 meters.
  123. Keep left to stay on Rocky Woods Entrace Path.
  124. Continue for 20 meters.
  125. Turn left onto Hartford Street.
  126. Continue for 40 meters.
  127. Turn right onto Orange Trail Connector.
  128. Continue for 100 meters.
  129. Keep left to stay on Orange Trail Connector.
  130. Continue for 40 meters.
  131. Turn left onto Orange Loop - Easy.
  132. Continue for 100 meters.
  133. Bear left onto Orange Loop - Techy.
  134. Continue for 800 meters.
  135. Walk northeast on Orange Loop - Techy.
  136. Continue for 60 meters.
  137. Walk southeast on Summit Ledge Loop.
  138. Continue for 100 meters.
  139. Walk south on Orange Loop - Techy.
  140. Continue for 200 meters.
  141. Turn left onto Main Street Connector.
  142. Continue for 200 meters.
  143. Turn right onto Main Street.
  144. Continue for 200 meters.
  145. Walk northwest on Field and Brook connection.
  146. Continue for 80 meters.
  147. Turn right onto The Hayfield.
  148. Continue for 200 meters.
  149. Turn right onto Hartford Street.
  150. Continue for 500 meters.
  151. Turn left onto Rocky Woods Entrace Path.
  152. Continue for 20 meters.
  153. Keep right to stay on Rocky Woods Entrace Path.
  154. Continue for 20 meters.
  155. Keep straight to stay on Rocky Woods Entrace Path.
  156. Continue for 20 meters.
  157. Turn left onto Loop Trail.
  158. Continue for 200 meters.
  159. Turn left onto Echo Pond Trail.
  160. Continue for 200 meters.
  161. Turn left to stay on Echo Pond Trail.
  162. Continue for 700 meters.
  163. Turn left onto East West Trail.
  164. Continue for 300 meters.
  165. Turn left onto Cheney Pond Trail.
  166. Continue for 500 meters.
  167. Turn right onto Boyden Road.
  168. Continue for 100 meters.
  169. Turn right onto Vine Brook Road.
  170. Continue for 100 meters.
  171. Turn left onto Quarry Road.
  172. Continue for 300 meters.
  173. Walk northwest on Woodland Hills Trail.
  174. Continue for 300 meters.
  175. Turn right to stay on Woodland Hills Trail.
  176. Continue for 200 meters.
  177. Turn left onto Hawthorne Connector.
  178. Continue for 200 meters.
  179. Bear left onto Allcott Loop.
  180. Continue for 100 meters.
  181. Turn right onto Allcot Way.
  182. Continue for 400 meters.
  183. Keep right to stay on Allcot Way.
  184. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  185. Turn right onto Cheney Pond Trail.
  186. Continue for 900 meters.
  187. Keep right to take Wilson Swamp Trail.
  188. Continue for 500 meters.
  189. Turn right onto Ridge Trail.
  190. Continue for 900 meters.
  191. Turn left onto Quarry Trail.
  192. Continue for 400 meters.
  193. Keep left to take Harwood Notch Trail.
  194. Continue for 400 meters.
  195. Turn right onto Quarry Trail Connector.
  196. Continue for 90 meters.
  197. Turn left onto Quarry Trail.
  198. Continue for 500 meters.
  199. Turn left onto Ridge Trail.
  200. Continue for 200 meters.
  201. Turn right onto Cedar Trail.
  202. Continue for 300 meters.
  203. Turn right onto High Rock Road.
  204. Continue for 30 meters.
  205. Turn right to stay on High Rock Road.
  206. Continue for 200 meters.
  207. Turn left onto Cedar Hill Road.
  208. Continue for 1 kilometer.
  209. Turn left onto Walpole Street.
  210. Continue for 40 meters.
  211. Bear right onto Walpole Street Connector.
  212. Continue for 90 meters.
  213. Turn left onto 15 to 11.
  214. Continue for 100 meters.
  215. Keep right to take 12 to 13.
  216. Continue for 300 meters.
  217. Keep left to take 10 Connector.
  218. Continue for 50 meters.
  219. Turn right onto 15 to 11.
  220. Continue for 200 meters.
  221. Keep left to stay on 15 to 11.
  222. Continue for 500 meters.
  223. Turn left onto Noanet Peak (Yellow Blazes).
  224. Continue for 30 meters.
  225. Keep right to take 9 to 40.
  226. Continue for 300 meters.
  227. Turn right onto 40 Connector.
  228. Continue for 70 meters.
  229. Turn right onto 39 to 40.
  230. Continue for 40 meters.
  231. Keep left to take Noanet Peak Connector.
  232. Continue for 50 meters.
  233. Turn left onto Noanet Peak (Yellow Blazes).
  234. Continue for 500 meters.
  235. Turn left onto Peabody Loop (Blue Blazes).
  236. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  237. Turn right to stay on Peabody Loop (Blue Blazes).
  238. Continue for 90 meters.
  239. Keep left to stay on Peabody Loop (Blue Blazes).
  240. Continue for 800 meters.
  241. Turn right to stay on Peabody Loop (Blue Blazes).
  242. Continue for 700 meters.
  243. Turn left onto Larabee (Orange Blazes).
  244. Continue for 20 meters.
  245. Keep right to stay on Larabee (Orange Blazes).
  246. Continue for 20 meters.
  247. Keep straight to stay on Larabee (Orange Blazes).
  248. Continue for 20 meters.
  249. Keep straight to stay on Larabee (Orange Blazes).
  250. Continue for 30 meters.
  251. Keep straight to stay on Larabee (Orange Blazes).
  252. Continue for 20 meters.
  253. Bear left onto Border Path.
  254. Continue for 400 meters.
  255. Turn left onto Powisett Str Connector.
  256. Continue for 300 meters.
  257. Bear right onto Peabody Loop Connector (Blue Blazes).
  258. Continue for 1 kilometer.
  259. Keep right to take Strawberry Hill.
  260. Continue for 200 meters.
  261. Keep right to stay on Strawberry Hill.
  262. Continue for 600 meters.
  263. Turn left onto Loamy Roller.
  264. Continue for 600 meters.
  265. Make a sharp right onto Little Bridges.
  266. Continue for 30 meters.
  267. Turn left onto Loamy Bridges Link.
  268. Continue for 80 meters.
  269. Bear left onto Carby to Storrow.
  270. Continue for 100 meters.
  271. Turn right onto Connector.
  272. Continue for 90 meters.
  273. Bear left onto Carby Street.
  274. Continue for 40 meters.
  275. Walk south on Noanett Pond Dam Road.
  276. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  277. Bear left onto Page and Sadie Trail.
  278. Continue for 300 meters.
  279. Walk southeast on Noanett Pond Dam Road.
  280. Continue for 100 meters.
  281. Turn right onto Cabin Access Road.
  282. Continue for 40 meters.
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