Walden Pond State Reservation

Fire Road North

2.5 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 53 min

Fire Road North is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Walden Pond State Reservation near Concord, MA. It is mostly level, with 86 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi148 – 213 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.44840, -71.34914
Nearest town Concord, MA

Directions

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Fire Road North

2.5 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 53 min

Elevation 149–214 ft

Out & Back · Walden Pond State Reservation

Trailhead: 42.44840, -71.34914

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:46 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miBear right onto Fire Road North, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  12. 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 surface

37% dirt63% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:46 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:05 PM — 9 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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