Fritz and Helen Walker Conservation Area
Brown Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 238 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Brown Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Fritz and Helen Walker Conservation Area near Groton, MA. It is mostly level, with 238 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Brown Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 238 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Elevation 311–412 ft
Out & Back · Fritz and Helen Walker Conservation Area
Trailhead: 42.63194, -71.54965
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Brown Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Bruce Clements Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Brown Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miArrive 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 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:42 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM — 15 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Brown Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 266 ft
- Chestnut Hill Loop Trail & Priest Trail via Brown Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 382 ft
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