Fire Road North
2.4 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 49 min
Fire Road North is a 2.4-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.
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Fire Road North
2.4 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 49 min
Elevation 155–208 ft
Out & Back · Wright Woods
Trailhead: 42.44840, -71.34914
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Fire Road North, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 400 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 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.
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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.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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