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Cameron Woods

Secondary Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min

Secondary Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Cameron Woods near Concord, MA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi118 – 128 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Calf Pasture Dike Trail (Red Dot) 42.46331, -71.35457
Nearest town Concord, MA
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Secondary Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min

Elevation 117–130 ft

Out & Back · Cameron Woods

Trailhead: Calf Pasture Dike Trail (Red Dot) · 42.46331, -71.35457

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Transit-accessible: Concord stop 781 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Calf Pasture Dike Trail (Red Dot), heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miBear right onto Calf Pasture Trail (yellow dot), heading NW.
  3. 250 ftTurn left onto Red, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miBear left onto Blue, heading W.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right onto Secondary Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miReach Secondary Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.5 miBear left onto Blue, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftBear right onto Red, heading SE.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right onto Calf Pasture Trail (yellow dot), heading E.
  14. 250 ftBear left onto Calf Pasture Dike Trail (Red Dot), heading E.
  15. 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/egg-rock-out-back-3-km-025e

Trail surface

18% dirt82% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F61°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity81%
Rained 1.3″ yesterday (2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:41 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Wed 84°62°
Thu 88°69° 26%
Fri 96°72° 30%
Sat 93°71° 33%
Sun 96°70°
Mon 96°74° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 7:28 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM — 2 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Concord stop 781 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Concord, Massachusetts