Dead River & Lawrence Lane
5.7 mi · ▲ 247 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Dead River & Lawrence Lane is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in The General Field near Ayer, MA. The route reaches Dead River. It is mostly level, with 247 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Dead River & Lawrence Lane
5.7 mi · ▲ 247 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Elevation 199–337 ft
Out & Back · The General Field
Trailhead: 42.58396, -71.58110
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Gardner Terrace, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Wharton Road, heading W.
- 450 ftPass Dead River.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Lawrence Lane, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach Dead River, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Wharton Road, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Gardner Terrace, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 7:30 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM — 3 min before dark.
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