Helen's Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Helen's Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Fish Brook North Reservation near Haggetts, MA. It is mostly level, with 138 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
3.6 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Elevation 82–244 ft
Out & Back · Fish Brook North Reservation
Trailhead: 42.66010, -71.20572
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Helen's Trail, heading N.
- 1.7 miReach Helen's Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:43 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:03 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:35 PM.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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