Fire Road & Spruce Camp Road via Jefferson Road

11.3 mi · ▲ 445 ft · 3 hr 59 min

Fire Road & Spruce Camp Road via Jefferson Road is an 11.3-mile out-and-back near Forestdale, MA. It climbs 445 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi85 – 210 ft · steepest grade: 24%11.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.71640, -70.49927
Nearest town Forestdale, MA

Directions

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Fire Road & Spruce Camp Road via Jefferson Road

11.3 mi · ▲ 445 ft · 3 hr 59 min

Elevation 87–211 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.71640, -70.49927

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 200 ftTurn left onto Jefferson Road, heading NW.
  4. 2.2 miSharp right onto Spruce Camp Road, heading NE.
  5. 1.3 miBear left, heading E.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right onto Marist Street, heading NE.
  8. 0.9 miBear right onto Fire Road, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  10. 0.7 miReach Spruce Camp Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.8 miBear left onto Marist Street, heading N.
  12. 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  15. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Spruce Camp Road, heading SW.
  16. 0.6 miSharp left onto Jefferson Road, heading SW.
  17. 2.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  18. 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

1% dirt99% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F63°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity83%
Rained 0.5″ 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° 16%
Thu 84°73°
Fri 86°73°
Sat 85°72°
Sun 90°69°
Mon 88°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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