Fireroad
7.7 mi · ▲ 427 ft · 2 hr 47 min
Fireroad is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary near East Groton, MA. It climbs 427 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi243 – 390 ft8.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.60460, -71.52753
Nearest town East Groton, MA
Directions
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Fireroad
7.7 mi · ▲ 427 ft · 2 hr 47 min
Elevation 243–392 ft
Out & Back · Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary
Trailhead: 42.60460, -71.52753
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear left onto Chestnut Oak Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Ovenbird Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Heronry Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Fire Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Fireroad, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Fire Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Heronry Trail, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Ovenbird Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Chestnut Oak Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
78% dirt22% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 5:37 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Ovenbird Trail 8.2 mi · ▲ 431 ft
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- Fireroad 7.7 mi · ▲ 427 ft
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