AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge

Huckins Farm Conservation Rest–Concord National Wild & Scenic River, 8 sights

1.7 mi · ▲ 30 ft · 35 min

Huckins Farm Conservation Rest–Concord National Wild & Scenic River, 8 sights is a 1.7-mile out-and-back in Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge near Riverside, MA. The route passes Huckins Farm Conservation Rest, vernal pool, Two Brothers stones for 1638 boundary - Winthrop and 4 more. It is mostly level, with 30 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi112 – 157 ft1.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Main Trail (blue) 42.51720, -71.29777
Nearest town Riverside, MA
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Huckins Farm Conservation Rest–Concord National Wild & Scenic River, 8 sights

1.7 mi · ▲ 30 ft · 35 min

Elevation 113–157 ft

Out & Back · Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge

Trailhead: Main Trail (blue) · 42.51720, -71.29777

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Main Trail (blue), heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Huckins Farm Conservation Rest.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 50 ftPass vernal pool.
  5. 400 ftContinue straight onto Huckins Farm Perimeter Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  9. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miPass Two Brothers stones for 1638 boundary - Winthrop.
  11. 50 ftPass Two Brothers stones for 1638 boundary - Dudley.
  12. 50 ftPass Two Brothers Rocks.
  13. 50 ftPass Concord National Wild & Scenic River.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 350 ftContinue straight onto Main Trail (blue), heading NE.
  16. 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
  17. 100 ftPass vernal pool.
  18. 0.2 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/huckins-farm-conservation-rest-concord-national-wild-scenic-river-out-back-9-lakes

Trail surface

53% dirt47% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:38 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM — 10 min before dark.

More sunset hikes nearby

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

Hikes near Riverside, Massachusetts