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Bear Swamp

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.

Elevation

0 mi1,161 – 1,841 ft15.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.45674, -72.83307
Nearest town Lithia, MA
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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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 77°F / low 58° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

Dogs allowed on leash

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  3. 1.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 1.7 miBear left, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  7. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 3.1 miSharp left onto Beaver Brook Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.4 miReach Fern Glade Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.4 miSharp right onto Peter Hill Trail, heading NE.
  11. 3.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  13. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  14. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  15. 1.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  16. 1.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  17. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/beaver-brook-trail-fern-glade-trail-out-back-24-km

Trail surface

9% dirt91% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 77°F58°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity83%
Rained 1.9″ yesterday (4.3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:09 PM
Wed 79°60°
Thu 86°66° 63%
Fri 87°69° 51%
Sat 84°68° 41%
Sun 88°65°
Mon 87°71° 21%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.9 mi in (~165 min). Leave by 5:04 PM for the 8:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash

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