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Flat Rock Wildlife Sanctuary

Flat Rock Road (red) & Scott Road via Pipeline Path

3.5 mi · ▲ 280 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Flat Rock Road (red) & Scott Road via Pipeline Path is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Flat Rock Wildlife Sanctuary near Fitchburg, MA. It climbs 280 ft. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi676 – 863 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.59729, -71.81242
Nearest town Fitchburg, MA
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Flat Rock Road (red) & Scott Road via Pipeline Path

3.5 mi · ▲ 280 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 675–864 ft

Out & Back · Flat Rock Wildlife Sanctuary

Trailhead: 42.59729, -71.81242

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

Transit-accessible: Community Health Connections stop 375 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 450 ftTurn right onto Pipeline Path, heading NW.
  4. 0.5 miBear left onto Scott Road, heading SW.
  5. 350 ftTurn right onto Flat Rock Road (red), heading N.
  6. 100 ftReach Scott Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Scott Road, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miSharp right onto Main Path, heading E.
  10. 1 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  14. 0.4 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/flat-rock-road-red-scott-road-out-back

Trail surface

34% dirt66% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Community Health Connections stop 375 m from the trailhead

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