Wright Woods

Fairhaven Road

2.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 49 min

Fairhaven Road is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Wright Woods near Concord, MA. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi154 – 200 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.44829, -71.34833
Nearest town Concord, MA

Directions

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Fairhaven Road

2.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 49 min

Elevation 153–199 ft

Out & Back · Wright Woods

Trailhead: 42.44829, -71.34833

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miBear right onto Fire Road North, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 150 ftBear left onto Fairhaven Road, heading SW.
  9. 0.3 miBear left onto Red, heading S.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  11. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  13. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  16. 150 ftBear right onto Fairhaven Road, heading SW.
  17. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  18. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  19. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left onto Fire Road North, heading NW.
  21. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  22. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  24. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

4% dirt96% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:37 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM — 11 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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