AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Fritz and Helen Walker Conservation Area

Brown Trail & Chestnut Hill Loop Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Brown Trail & Chestnut Hill Loop Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Fritz and Helen Walker Conservation Area near Groton, MA. It is mostly level, with 221 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi299 – 479 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.61953, -71.55855
Nearest town Groton, MA
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Brown Trail & Chestnut Hill Loop Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Elevation 298–479 ft

Out & Back · Fritz and Helen Walker Conservation Area

Trailhead: 42.61953, -71.55855

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miBear right onto Priest Trail, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftBear right onto Chestnut Hill Loop Trail, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Priest Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bruce Clements Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Brown Trail, heading NE.
  7. 1.4 miReach Chestnut Hill Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1.4 miTurn left onto Bruce Clements Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Priest Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto Chestnut Hill Loop Trail, heading S.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto Priest Trail, heading S.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/chestnut-hill-out-back-7-km-f052

Trail surface

100% dirt

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°61°
Thu 88°69° 31%
Fri 94°71° 31%
Sat 93°68° 33%
Sun 94°67°
Mon 91°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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