Concord Ave. Conservation Area & Pine Springs Trail via Western Greenway
5.1 mi · ▲ 418 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Concord Ave. Conservation Area & Pine Springs Trail via Western Greenway is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Storer Conservation Land near Beaver Brook Station, MA. The route reaches Concord Ave. Conservation Area at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 418 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Concord Ave. Conservation Area & Pine Springs Trail via Western Greenway
5.1 mi · ▲ 418 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Elevation 114–298 ft
Out & Back · Storer Conservation Land
Trailhead: Meeting House Walk · 42.38586, -71.22663
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
Transit-accessible: Beaver St @ Forest St stop 37 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Lyman Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Hobbes Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Bull Run Trail, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Pine Springs Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Western Greenway, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftPass Concord Ave. Conservation Area.
- 500 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miReach Concord Ave. Conservation Area, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 500 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Pine Springs Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Bull Run Trail, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Hobbes Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lyman Trail, 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~62 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Beaver St @ Forest St stop 37 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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