Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge
Fisher Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Fisher Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge near Pine Lake, MA. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Fisher Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 157–248 ft
Out & Back · Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge
Trailhead: connector · 42.39510, -71.47382
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Patrol Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Fisher Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear left onto Pitch Pine Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Marsh to Desert Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Pitch Pine Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Fisher Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 7:27 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Fisher Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 83 ft
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