Fire Road via Jefferson Road

4.7 mi · ▲ 192 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Fire Road via Jefferson Road is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near The Springs, MA. It is mostly level, with 192 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi112 – 200 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.72002, -70.48821
Nearest town The Springs, MA

Directions

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Fire Road via Jefferson Road

4.7 mi · ▲ 192 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 111–200 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.72002, -70.48821

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.9 miTurn right onto Jefferson Road, heading S.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right onto Fire Road, heading NW.
  7. 0.8 miReach Fire Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.8 miTurn left onto Jefferson Road, heading SW.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

71% dirt29% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F63°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity79%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday (0.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Wed 83°67° 15%
Thu 85°72°
Fri 89°72°
Sat 88°71°
Sun 86°68°
Mon 88°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~59 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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