Black Brook Management Area–Beaver Brook Woods, 3 groves
3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Black Brook Management Area–Beaver Brook Woods, 3 groves is a 3-mile out-and-back near Easton, MA. The route passes Beaver Brook Woods and Fox Mountain Conservation Area before reaching Black Brook Management Area at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Black Brook Management Area–Beaver Brook Woods, 3 groves
3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Elevation 146–188 ft
Out & Back
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 miReach Black Brook Management Area, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Bay Circuit Trail Trailhead
- Leach Pond–Pond Edge Trail, 3 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 118 ft
- Black Brook Conservation Area–Black Brook Management Area, 4 groves 5 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Beaver Brook Woods–Fox Mountain Conservation Area, 3 groves 3.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Ames Boulder–Leach Pond, 3 rocks 2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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