Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge

Fisher Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Fisher Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge near Pine Lake, MA. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi157 – 197 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.39457, -71.46787
Nearest town Pine Lake, MA

Directions

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Fisher Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Elevation 157–197 ft

Out & Back · Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge

Trailhead: 42.39457, -71.46787

Weather Sep 5: Drizzle, high 73°F / low 60° · precip 22% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 7:15 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right onto Fisher Trail, heading NW.
  3. 1.2 miBear right onto Pitch Pine Trail, heading SE.
  4. 350 ftTurn left onto Marsh to Desert Trail, heading SE.
  5. 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 250 ftTurn right onto Pitch Pine Trail, heading E.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  8. 450 ftTurn right onto Fisher Trail, heading NE.
  9. 1.2 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

60% dirt26% paved14% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 73°F60°
Precip22%Wind4 mphUV4Humidity71%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°60° 11 AM: 3% rain12 PM: 8% rain1 PM: 11% rain2 PM: 11% rain3 PM: 16% rain4 PM: 21% rain5 PM: 20% rain6 PM: 13% rain7 PM: 22% rain8 PM: 9% rain9 PM: 2% rain10 PM: 3% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:15 PM
Sun 73°55°
Mon 79°51°
Tue 81°58°
Wed 71°55° 34%
Thu 73°60° 34%
Fri 71°48°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM — 12 min before dark.

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Good to know

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