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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Mahoney Lane, heading NE.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Brown Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Mahoney Lane, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miBear right onto Bruce Clements Trail, heading SW.
- 250 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 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.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Bruce Clements Trail Trailhead
- Chestnut Hill & Bruce Clements Trail 1.8 mi · ▲ 173 ft
- Baralock Hill & Bruce Clements Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 226 ft
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