Fire Road North
2.3 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 48 min
Fire Road North is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Walden Pond State Reservation near Concord, MA. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Fire Road North
2.3 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 48 min
Elevation 149–214 ft
Out & Back · Walden Pond State Reservation
Trailhead: connector · 42.44635, -71.35015
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Fire Road North, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftArrive 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:28 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:48 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:16 PM.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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