Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge
Fisher Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Fisher Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge near Pine Lake, MA. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Fisher Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 157–237 ft
Out & Back · Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge
Trailhead: 42.39858, -71.48284
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 60°F / low 48° · precip 53% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Patrol Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Fisher Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear left onto Pitch Pine Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Marsh to Desert Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Pitch Pine Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Fisher Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miArrive 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 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Fisher Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Fisher Trail
- 2.8 mi · out & back · via Fisher Trail
- 2.9 mi · out & back · via Fisher Trail
- 3.1 mi · out & back · via Fisher Trail
- 3.1 mi · out & back · via Fisher Trail
- 3.4 mi · out & back · via Fisher Trail
- 3.5 mi · out & back · via Fisher Trail
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