Black Brook Conservation Area–Black Brook Management Area, 4 groves
5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Black Brook Conservation Area–Black Brook Management Area, 4 groves is a 5-mile out-and-back in Black Brook Management Area near Easton, MA. The route passes Beaver Brook Woods, Fox Mountain Conservation Area and Black Brook Management Area before reaching Black Brook Conservation Area at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Black Brook Conservation Area–Black Brook Management Area, 4 groves
5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 123–188 ft
Out & Back · Black Brook Management Area
Trailhead: Bay Circuit Trail · 42.05093, -71.15029
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:46 PM
- Start on Bay Circuit Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.7 miPass Beaver Brook Woods.
- 50 ftPass Fox Mountain Conservation Area.
- 0.6 miPass Black Brook Management Area.
- 1 miReach Black Brook Conservation Area, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.5 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from Bay Circuit Trail Trailhead
- Leach Pond–Pond Edge Trail, 3 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 118 ft
- Beaver Brook Woods–Fox Mountain Conservation Area, 3 groves 3.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Black Brook Management Area–Beaver Brook Woods, 3 groves 3 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Ames Boulder–Leach Pond, 3 rocks 2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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