Wright Woods

Fairhaven Road

2.5 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 51 min

Fairhaven Road is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Wright Woods near Concord, MA. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi148 – 200 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.44789, -71.35304
Nearest town Concord, MA

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Fairhaven Road

2.5 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 51 min

Elevation 146–199 ft

Out & Back · Wright Woods

Trailhead: 42.44789, -71.35304

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 350 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miBear right onto Fire Road North, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 150 ftBear left onto Fairhaven Road, heading W.
  9. 0.3 miBear left onto Red, heading S.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  11. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  13. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  16. 150 ftBear right onto Fairhaven Road, heading SW.
  17. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  18. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  19. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left onto Fire Road North, heading N.
  21. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  22. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  23. 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  24. 350 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

9% gravel4% dirt87% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F61°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 1″ yesterday (1.7″ 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°63°
Thu 88°70° 26%
Fri 96°72° 30%
Sat 94°70° 33%
Sun 96°68°
Mon 92°73° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:38 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM — 12 min before dark.

More sunset hikes nearby

Other ways to reach this destination

More from this trailhead