Fire Road via Jefferson Road
6.8 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr 18 min
Fire Road via Jefferson Road is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Fisk Forestdale Lot near Forestdale, MA. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Fire Road via Jefferson Road
6.8 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr 18 min
Elevation 125–200 ft
Out & Back · Fisk Forestdale Lot
Trailhead: 41.69800, -70.49641
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 200 ftSharp left onto Peters Pond Drive Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Jefferson Road, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Fire Road, heading NW.
- 0.8 miReach Fire Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Jefferson Road, heading SW.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Peters Pond Drive Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~74 min). Leave by 5:11 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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