22.4 miles
Distance
1,208 ft
Climb
-1,062 ft
Descent
366 ft
High Point

This route is the BCT Bike Route from Medfield to Sharon, which mostly follows the main hiking BCT. It is a working shape file for the BCT team.

Detailed Description
BCT Bike Route- Medfield to Sharon is a 22 mile moderately popular intermediate route located near Sherborn Massachusetts. This road bike primary route can be used both directions. This route includes 46 trails. This route climbs 1,208 ft with a max elevation of 366 ft then descends -1,062 ft.
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Details

  • Riding area
    Rocky Narrows
  • Primary Activity
    Road Bike
  • Other Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Gravel Bike
  • Difficulty rating
    Blue
  • Route Type
    Point to Point
  • Bike type
    XC, RD, Gravel
  • Direction
    Both Directions
More Stats for BCT Bike Route- Medfield to Sharon mountain bike route
  • Avg time
    4 hr 7 min
  • Altitude change
    146 ft
  • Altitude min
    115 ft
  • Altitude start
    123 ft
  • Altitude end
    269 ft
  • Grade
    0.1%
  • Grade max
    -34%
  • Grade min
    24.5%
  • Distance climb
    9 miles
  • Distance down
    7 miles
  • Distance flat
    6 miles

Directions

  1. Walk east on North Meadows Road.
  2. Continue for 200 meters.
  3. Walk east on North Meadows Road.
  4. Continue for 400 meters.
  5. Bear left onto N Meadows to Hospital Road.
  6. Continue for 500 meters.
  7. Bear right onto Hospital road trail.
  8. Continue for 20 meters.
  9. Keep right to take McCarthy Park Trail.
  10. Continue for 2 kilometers.
  11. Turn left onto The Center Trail.
  12. Continue for 500 meters.
  13. Turn left onto Icehouse - West Street (BCT).
  14. Continue for 100 meters.
  15. Turn right to stay on Icehouse - West Street (BCT).
  16. Continue for 200 meters.
  17. Turn left to stay on Icehouse - West Street (BCT).
  18. Continue for 900 meters.
  19. Make a left U-turn onto North Meadows Trail.
  20. Continue for 800 meters.
  21. Turn right onto BCT - Highway Dept.
  22. Continue for 100 meters.
  23. Turn left onto BCT - N Meadows Rd.
  24. Continue for 200 meters.
  25. Make a sharp right onto BCT - Dale St.
  26. Continue for 300 meters.
  27. Turn left onto BCT - Vine Lake Cemetery.
  28. Continue for 600 meters.
  29. Turn left onto BCT - Main Street.
  30. Continue for 200 meters.
  31. Make a sharp right onto BCT - Causeway Street.
  32. Continue for 2 kilometers.
  33. Walk southwest on Doucette Causeway.
  34. Continue for 200 meters.
  35. Turn right to stay on Doucette Causeway.
  36. Continue for 200 meters.
  37. Turn right to stay on Doucette Causeway.
  38. Continue for 500 meters.
  39. Turn right onto Shattuck Res.
  40. Continue for 400 meters.
  41. Turn right onto Slab and Logs.
  42. Continue for 200 meters.
  43. Turn right onto Shattuck Res.
  44. Continue for 1.5 kilometers.
  45. Bear right onto Bay Circuit Gateway.
  46. Continue for 500 meters.
  47. Turn left onto Holt Slope Link.
  48. Continue for 80 meters.
  49. Keep left to take Holt Pond (BCT).
  50. Continue for 200 meters.
  51. Turn right onto Orange Trail.
  52. Continue for 70 meters.
  53. Turn left onto Picnic Table Plunge.
  54. Continue for 60 meters.
  55. Bear right onto Holt High Road.
  56. Continue for 200 meters.
  57. Bear left onto Into the Pond.
  58. Continue for 40 meters.
  59. Turn right onto To the Hill.
  60. Continue for 20 meters.
  61. Keep right to stay on To the Hill.
  62. Continue for 1 kilometer.
  63. Turn left onto Diamond Access Ridge (BCT).
  64. Continue for 200 meters.
  65. Keep right to take Easiest Way Down.
  66. Continue for 100 meters.
  67. Turn left onto Red Summit Technical Loop.
  68. Continue for 400 meters.
  69. Turn right onto Cheryl's Climb (BCT).
  70. Continue for 400 meters.
  71. Turn left onto Parking Lot Plunge.
  72. Continue for 70 meters.
  73. Turn left onto Parking Access Rd (BCT).
  74. Continue for 10 meters.
  75. Turn right onto Sandlot Ridge.
  76. Continue for 40 meters.
  77. Walk east on BCT - Noon Hill Road.
  78. Continue for 300 meters.
  79. Turn right onto BCT - South Street.
  80. Continue for 200 meters.
  81. Turn left onto BCT - Rocky Lane.
  82. Continue for 900 meters.
  83. Make a sharp left onto BCT - Granite Street.
  84. Continue for 700 meters.
  85. Bear right onto BCT - Forest Street.
  86. Continue for 600 meters.
  87. Bear right onto BCT - High Street.
  88. Continue for 300 meters.
  89. Turn left onto BCT - Medfield Conservation.
  90. Continue for 2 kilometers.
  91. Turn right onto BCT - Elm Street.
  92. Continue for 1.5 kilometers.
  93. Turn right onto BCT - Powerline Access Road.
  94. Continue for 600 meters.
  95. Keep left to take BCT - Leonard Rd to High St.
  96. Continue for 300 meters.
  97. Turn left to stay on BCT - Leonard Rd to High St.
  98. Continue for 2 kilometers.
  99. Turn right to stay on BCT - Leonard Rd to High St.
  100. Continue for 90 meters.
  101. Turn left onto Treatment Plant Road.
  102. Continue for 50 meters.
  103. Turn right onto BCT - Leonard Rd.
  104. Continue for 200 meters.
  105. Keep right to take BCT - Robbins Rd to Leonard Rd.
  106. Continue for 500 meters.
  107. Keep right to stay on BCT - Robbins Rd to Leonard Rd.
  108. Continue for 100 meters.
  109. Keep left to stay on BCT - Robbins Rd to Leonard Rd.
  110. Continue for 60 meters.
  111. Turn left to stay on BCT - Robbins Rd to Leonard Rd.
  112. Continue for 500 meters.
  113. Turn right to stay on BCT - Robbins Rd to Leonard Rd.
  114. Continue for 60 meters.
  115. Turn right onto BCT - Robbins Rd.
  116. Continue for 400 meters.
  117. Turn left onto BCT - Elm Street.
  118. Continue for 300 meters.
  119. Turn left onto BCT - East Street.
  120. Continue for 500 meters.
  121. Turn right onto BCT - Blackburn Memorial Trail.
  122. Continue for 200 meters.
  123. Make a right U-turn to stay on BCT - Blackburn Memorial Trail.
  124. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  125. Walk southeast on BCT - Memorial Park Trail.
  126. Continue for 500 meters.
  127. Turn right onto BCT - Diamond Street.
  128. Continue for 200 meters.
  129. Turn left onto BCT - Stone Street.
  130. Continue for 500 meters.
  131. Turn right onto BCT - Clarks Pond.
  132. Continue for 40 meters.
  133. Bear right onto BCT - Clarks Pond Trail.
  134. Continue for 200 meters.
  135. Turn left onto BCT - Lake Ave.
  136. Continue for 300 meters.
  137. Turn left onto BCT - Common Street.
  138. Continue for 20 meters.
  139. Walk north on BCT - Walpole High School.
  140. Continue for 200 meters.
  141. Turn left onto BCT - Walpole Town Forest West.
  142. Continue for 700 meters.
  143. Keep right to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest West.
  144. Continue for 80 meters.
  145. Keep right to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest West.
  146. Continue for 400 meters.
  147. Keep left to take BCT - Town Forest Road.
  148. Continue for 30 meters.
  149. Keep left to stay on BCT - Town Forest Road.
  150. Continue for 20 meters.
  151. Keep right to stay on BCT - Town Forest Road.
  152. Continue for 10 meters.
  153. Keep left to stay on BCT - Town Forest Road.
  154. Continue for 40 meters.
  155. Keep right to stay on BCT - Town Forest Road.
  156. Continue for 40 meters.
  157. Keep straight to stay on BCT - Town Forest Road.
  158. Continue for 10 meters.
  159. Keep right to stay on BCT - Town Forest Road.
  160. Continue for 10 meters.
  161. Keep straight to stay on BCT - Town Forest Road.
  162. Continue for 40 meters.
  163. Keep left to stay on BCT - Town Forest Road.
  164. Continue for 200 meters.
  165. Turn left onto BCT - Walpole Town Forest Connector.
  166. Continue for 200 meters.
  167. Bear left onto BCT - Washington Street.
  168. Continue for 100 meters.
  169. Keep straight to take BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  170. Continue for 10 meters.
  171. Keep right to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  172. Continue for 10 meters.
  173. Keep straight to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  174. Continue for 10 meters.
  175. Keep straight to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  176. Continue for 10 meters.
  177. Keep straight to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  178. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  179. Keep straight to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  180. Continue for 20 meters.
  181. Keep left to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  182. Continue for 10 meters.
  183. Keep left to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  184. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  185. Keep straight to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  186. Continue for 10 meters.
  187. Keep straight to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  188. Continue for 10 meters.
  189. Keep straight to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  190. Continue for 10 meters.
  191. Keep straight to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
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  194. Continue for 10 meters.
  195. Keep straight to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  196. Continue for 10 meters.
  197. Keep right to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  198. Continue for 10 meters.
  199. Keep straight to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  200. Continue for 10 meters.
  201. Keep right to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  202. Continue for 10 meters.
  203. Keep left to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  204. Continue for 10 meters.
  205. Keep straight to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  206. Continue for 10 meters.
  207. Keep straight to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  208. Continue for 20 meters.
  209. Keep left to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  210. Continue for 20 meters.
  211. Keep straight to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  212. Continue for 10 meters.
  213. Keep straight to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  214. Continue for 20 meters.
  215. Keep straight to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  216. Continue for 10 meters.
  217. Keep straight to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  218. Continue for 10 meters.
  219. Keep straight to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  220. Continue for 20 meters.
  221. Keep straight to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  222. Continue for 10 meters.
  223. Keep straight to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  224. Continue for 10 meters.
  225. Keep right to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  226. Continue for 10 meters.
  227. Keep straight to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  228. Continue for 10 meters.
  229. Keep right to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  230. Continue for 20 meters.
  231. Keep right to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  232. Continue for 20 meters.
  233. Keep straight to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  234. Continue for 10 meters.
  235. Keep right to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  236. Continue for 10 meters.
  237. Keep straight to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  238. Continue for 20 meters.
  239. Keep right to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  240. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  241. Keep straight to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  242. Continue for 20 meters.
  243. Keep left to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  244. Continue for 10 meters.
  245. Keep left to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  246. Continue for 10 meters.
  247. Keep left to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  248. Continue for 10 meters.
  249. Keep left to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  250. Continue for 20 meters.
  251. Keep left to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  252. Continue for 10 meters.
  253. Keep right to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  254. Continue for 20 meters.
  255. Keep straight to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  256. Continue for 20 meters.
  257. Keep straight to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  258. Continue for 10 meters.
  259. Keep straight to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  260. Continue for 20 meters.
  261. Keep right to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  262. Continue for 10 meters.
  263. Keep left to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  264. Continue for 10 meters.
  265. Keep left to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  266. Continue for 10 meters.
  267. Keep left to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  268. Continue for 10 meters.
  269. Keep straight to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  270. Continue for 20 meters.
  271. Keep straight to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  272. Continue for 20 meters.
  273. Keep straight to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  274. Continue for 10 meters.
  275. Keep straight to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  276. Continue for 20 meters.
  277. Keep right to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  278. Continue for 20 meters.
  279. Keep right to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  280. Continue for 10 meters.
  281. Keep straight to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  282. Continue for 10 meters.
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  284. Continue for 10 meters.
  285. Keep straight to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  286. Continue for 10 meters.
  287. Keep straight to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  288. Continue for 20 meters.
  289. Keep straight to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  290. Continue for 20 meters.
  291. Keep right to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  292. Continue for 10 meters.
  293. Keep right to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  294. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  295. Keep straight to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  296. Continue for 10 meters.
  297. Keep left to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  298. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  299. Keep right to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  300. Continue for 10 meters.
  301. Keep straight to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  302. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  303. Keep right to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  304. Continue for 10 meters.
  305. Keep left to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  306. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  307. Keep right to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  308. Continue for 10 meters.
  309. Keep straight to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  310. Continue for 20 meters.
  311. Keep left to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  312. Continue for 20 meters.
  313. Keep left to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  314. Continue for 20 meters.
  315. Keep straight to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  316. Continue for 20 meters.
  317. Keep left to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
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  320. Continue for 20 meters.
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  324. Continue for 20 meters.
  325. Keep left to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  326. Continue for 10 meters.
  327. Keep right to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  328. Continue for 20 meters.
  329. Keep right to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  330. Continue for 10 meters.
  331. Keep straight to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  332. Continue for 10 meters.
  333. Keep straight to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  334. Continue for 10 meters.
  335. Keep straight to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  336. Continue for 10 meters.
  337. Keep straight to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  338. Continue for 10 meters.
  339. Keep left to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  340. Continue for 20 meters.
  341. Keep straight to stay on BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  342. Continue for 200 meters.
  343. Turn left onto Sandy Powerline Trail.
  344. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  345. Turn right onto BCT - Walpole Town Forest East.
  346. Continue for 200 meters.
  347. Bear left onto BCT - Power Line Trail.
  348. Continue for 200 meters.
  349. Keep right to take BCT - Walpole Park South.
  350. Continue for 500 meters.
  351. Make a sharp left onto BCT - Pine Street.
  352. Continue for 2 kilometers.
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Dec 2, 2022 @ 9:41pm
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