Beaver Brook Trail–Fern Glade Trail, 3 sights
10.3 mi · ▲ 1,167 ft · 4 hr 1 min
Beaver Brook Trail–Fern Glade Trail, 3 sights is a 10.3-mile out-and-back in Bear Swamp near Spruce Corner, MA. It climbs 1,167 ft. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Beaver Brook Trail–Fern Glade Trail, 3 sights
10.3 mi · ▲ 1,167 ft · 4 hr 1 min
Elevation 1,528–1,841 ft
Out & Back · Bear Swamp
Trailhead: 42.50919, -72.82308
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 74°F / low 59° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 500 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 3.1 miSharp left onto Beaver Brook Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto North-South Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Ford Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Fern Glade Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto North-South Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Beaver Brook Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Peter Hill Trail, heading E.
- 3.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 450 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~70 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 8:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Dogs allowed on leash
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