Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge
Duck Pond & Old Pine Trail via Fisher Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Duck Pond & Old Pine Trail via Fisher Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge near Pine Lake, MA. The route reaches Duck Pond at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Duck Pond & Old Pine Trail via Fisher Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Elevation 157–247 ft
Out & Back · Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge
Trailhead: 42.39858, -71.48284
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 60°F / low 48° · precip 53% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Patrol Road, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Fisher Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear left onto Pitch Pine Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Marsh to Desert Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Old Pine Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftReach Duck Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Marsh to Desert Trail, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Pitch Pine Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Fisher Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Patrol Road, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 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 0.7 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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