Flat Rock Road (red) & Scott Road Loop via Pipeline Path
2.5 mi · ▲ 206 ft · 56 min
Flat Rock Road (red) & Scott Road Loop via Pipeline Path is a 2.5-mile loop in Flat Rock Wildlife Sanctuary near Fitchburg, MA. It is mostly level, with 206 ft of elevation gain. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Flat Rock Road (red) & Scott Road Loop via Pipeline Path
2.5 mi · ▲ 206 ft · 56 min
Elevation 675–864 ft
Loop · Flat Rock Wildlife Sanctuary
Trailhead: Nichols Road · 42.59884, -71.80667
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Transit-accessible: Burbank Hospital stop 178 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Pipeline Path, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Scott Road, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Flat Rock Road (red), heading N.
- 100 ftReach Scott Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Scott Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Main Path, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Nichols Road, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftThe loop closes 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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- Transit-accessible: Burbank Hospital stop 178 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Nichols Road Trailhead
- Falulah Reservoir–Main Path Loop, 3 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 249 ft
- Scott Reservoir–Falulah Reservoir, 4 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 391 ft
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