Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge
Fisher Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Fisher Trail is a 3.2-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 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Fisher Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Elevation 157–195 ft
Out & Back · Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge
Trailhead: 42.38605, -71.46307
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Fisher Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left onto Pitch Pine Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Marsh to Desert Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Pitch Pine Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Fisher Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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 7:43 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:03 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:35 PM.
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