Fire Road 5 & Tophet Chasm Trail (orange) via Boundary Trail (yellow)
1.9 mi · ▲ 260 ft · 46 min
Fire Road 5 & Tophet Chasm Trail (orange) via Boundary Trail (yellow) is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Oak Hill near Littleton, MA. It climbs 260 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi295 – 499 ft2.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.54119, -71.52004
Nearest town Littleton, MA
Directions
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Fire Road 5 & Tophet Chasm Trail (orange) via Boundary Trail (yellow)
1.9 mi · ▲ 260 ft · 46 min
Elevation 296–499 ft
Out & Back · Oak Hill
Trailhead: 42.54119, -71.52004
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear left onto Tophet Chasm Trail (orange), heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Boundary Trail (yellow), heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Fire Road 3 (no markings), heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Fire Road 5, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Fire Road 2, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Orange Connector, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Boundary Trail (yellow), heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Tophet Chasm Trail (orange), heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
99% dirt1% gravel
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:09 PM — 8 min before dark.
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