Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge
Fisher Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 57 min
Fisher Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge near Pine Lake, MA. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Fisher Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 57 min
Elevation 157–200 ft
Out & Back · Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge
Trailhead: 42.39185, -71.47510
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 73°F / low 60° · precip 16% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Fisher Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left onto Pitch Pine Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Marsh to Desert Trail, heading E.
- 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Pitch Pine Trail, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left onto Fisher Trail, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:55 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:15 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:44 PM.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Fisher Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Fisher Trail
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- 3.1 mi · out & back · via Fisher Trail
- 3.4 mi · out & back · via Fisher Trail
- 3.5 mi · out & back · via Fisher Trail
- 3.5 mi · out & back · via Fisher Trail
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