Fire Road North
2.8 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 1 hr
Fire Road North is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Walden Pond State Reservation near Concord, MA. It is mostly level, with 142 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Fire Road North
2.8 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 149–214 ft
Out & Back · Walden Pond State Reservation
Trailhead: 42.44690, -71.34582
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Fire Road North, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 150 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 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:35 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM — 9 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Fairhaven Road 2.2 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Fairhaven Road 2.6 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Fire Road North 2.6 mi · ▲ 57 ft
- Sudbury River via Fairhaven Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 140 ft
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