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Walden Pond State Reservation

Fairhaven Road

2 mi · ▲ 30 ft · 41 min

Fairhaven Road is a 2-mile out-and-back in Walden Pond State Reservation near Concord, MA. It is mostly level, with 30 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi148 – 200 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.44661, -71.35392
Nearest town Concord, MA
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Fairhaven Road

2 mi · ▲ 30 ft · 41 min

Elevation 149–200 ft

Out & Back · Walden Pond State Reservation

Trailhead: 42.44661, -71.35392

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miBear right onto Fire Road North, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miBear right onto Fairhaven Road, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miReach Fairhaven Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left onto Fire Road North, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  12. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  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/fairhaven-road-out-back-3-km-41bd

Trail surface

11% gravel10% dirt79% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 6:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:08 PM — 9 min before dark.

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