Helen's Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 91 ft · 45 min
Helen's Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Fish Brook North Reservation near Haggetts, MA. It is mostly level, with 91 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
2.1 mi · ▲ 91 ft · 45 min
Elevation 148–224 ft
Out & Back · Fish Brook North Reservation
Trailhead: 42.66726, -71.21598
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Helen's Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 500 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miArrive 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 1.0 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:01 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Helen's Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 116 ft
- Haggetts Trail & Wood Hill Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 429 ft
- Helen's Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Bald Hill Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 116 ft
- Bald Hill Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 138 ft
- Wedgewood Trail & Wood Hill Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 166 ft
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