Beaver Brook Trail & Fern Glade Trail via Peter Hill Trail
15.1 mi · ▲ 1,425 ft · 5 hr 45 min
Beaver Brook Trail & Fern Glade Trail via Peter Hill Trail is a 15.1-mile out-and-back in Bear Swamp near Lithia, MA. It climbs 1,425 ft. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Beaver Brook Trail & Fern Glade Trail via Peter Hill Trail
15.1 mi · ▲ 1,425 ft · 5 hr 45 min
Elevation 1,163–1,841 ft
Out & Back · Bear Swamp
Trailhead: 42.45674, -72.83307
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.7 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 3.1 miSharp left onto Beaver Brook Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach Fern Glade Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Peter Hill Trail, heading NE.
- 3.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.0 mi in (~169 min). Leave by 3:45 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
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