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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Jefferson Road, heading NW.
- 2.2 miSharp right onto Spruce Camp Road, heading NE.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Marist Street, heading NE.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Fire Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.7 miReach Spruce Camp Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Marist Street, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Spruce Camp Road, heading SW.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Jefferson Road, heading SW.
- 2.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 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 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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- Jefferson Road 1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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