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Wright Woods

Fire Road North

2.5 mi · ▲ 30 ft · 51 min

Fire Road North is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Wright Woods near Concord, MA. It is mostly level, with 30 ft of elevation gain. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi148 – 207 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

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

2.5 mi · ▲ 30 ft · 51 min

Elevation 149–208 ft

Out & Back · Wright Woods

Trailhead: 42.44661, -71.35392

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 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. 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  8. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  10. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  13. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  14. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  15. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  17. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  18. 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/fire-road-north-out-back-4-km-4c68

Trail surface

8% gravel5% dirt87% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:03 PM

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 8:23 PM — 12 min before dark.

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