Fritz and Helen Walker Conservation Area

Brown Trail & Mahoney Lane

2.7 mi · ▲ 58 ft · 56 min

Brown Trail & Mahoney Lane is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Fritz and Helen Walker Conservation Area near Groton, MA. It is mostly level, with 58 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi295 – 390 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bruce Clements Trail 42.62609, -71.56075
Nearest town Groton, MA

Directions

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Brown Trail & Mahoney Lane

2.7 mi · ▲ 58 ft · 56 min

Elevation 297–389 ft

Out & Back · Fritz and Helen Walker Conservation Area

Trailhead: Bruce Clements Trail · 42.62609, -71.56075

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 82°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.4 miBear right onto Mahoney Lane, heading NE.
  3. 0.6 miSharp left onto Brown Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miReach Mahoney Lane, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.4 miBear right onto Bruce Clements Trail, heading SW.
  6. 250 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

97% dirt1% gravel2% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 82°F60°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity79%
Rained 1″ yesterday (2.1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed 84°62°
Thu 88°69° 31%
Fri 94°71° 31%
Sat 93°68° 33%
Sun 94°67°
Mon 92°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:44 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:04 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:36 PM.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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