Fairhaven Road
2.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 49 min
Fairhaven Road is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Wright Woods near Concord, MA. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi154 – 200 ft3.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.44829, -71.34833
Nearest town Concord, MA
Directions
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Fairhaven Road
2.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 49 min
Elevation 153–199 ft
Out & Back · Wright Woods
Trailhead: 42.44829, -71.34833
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Fire Road North, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Fairhaven Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Red, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Fairhaven Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Fire Road North, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 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
4% dirt96% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 6:48 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:08 PM — 8 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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