Fritz and Helen Walker Conservation Area

Brown Trail via Mahoney Lane

2.2 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 46 min

Brown Trail via Mahoney Lane is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Fritz and Helen Walker Conservation Area near East Pepperell, MA. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi289 – 390 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.63893, -71.55552
Nearest town East Pepperell, MA

Directions

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Brown Trail via Mahoney Lane

2.2 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 46 min

Elevation 288–389 ft

Out & Back · Fritz and Helen Walker Conservation Area

Trailhead: 42.63893, -71.55552

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 500 ftSharp left onto Mahoney Lane, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miSharp left onto Brown Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miReach Brown Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right onto Mahoney Lane, heading N.
  8. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  9. 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 300 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% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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