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Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge

Fisher Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 49 min

Fisher Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge near Pine Lake, MA. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi157 – 197 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.38338, -71.48010
Nearest town Pine Lake, MA
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Fisher Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 49 min

Elevation 157–197 ft

Out & Back · Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge

Trailhead: 42.38338, -71.48010

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miBear right onto Fisher Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.8 miBear right onto Pitch Pine Trail, heading E.
  4. 350 ftTurn left onto Marsh to Desert Trail, heading E.
  5. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 200 ftTurn right onto Pitch Pine Trail, heading E.
  7. 350 ftBear left onto Fisher Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.8 miBear left, heading N.
  9. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/fisher-trail-out-back-4-km-089e

Trail surface

66% dirt34% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 7:34 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM — 7 min before dark.

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