Helen's Trail & Old Wood Hill Road
4.3 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Helen's Trail & Old Wood Hill Road is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Fish Brook North Reservation near Haggetts, MA. It is mostly level, with 137 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Helen's Trail & Old Wood Hill Road
4.3 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 82–225 ft
Out & Back · Fish Brook North Reservation
Trailhead: Old Wood Hill Road · 42.66158, -71.21009
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
- Start on Old Wood Hill Road, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left onto Bald Hill Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Helen's Trail, heading NE.
- 1.6 miReach Old Wood Hill Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Bald Hill Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Old Wood Hill Road, heading SE.
- 150 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:08 PM — 8 min before dark.
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