Fire Road via Marist Street
4.3 mi · ▲ 251 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Fire Road via Marist Street is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near The Springs, MA. It climbs 251 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi85 – 207 ft · steepest grade: 20%4.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.73540, -70.49450
Nearest town The Springs, MA
Directions
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Fire Road via Marist Street
4.3 mi · ▲ 251 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 87–206 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.73540, -70.49450
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Fire Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Marist Street, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.6 miReach Fire Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.3 miBear right onto Fire Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 5:40 AMSunset 7:58 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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