Jefferson Road
11.7 mi · ▲ 304 ft · 4 hr 3 min
Jefferson Road is an 11.7-mile out-and-back in Fisk Forestdale Lot near Forestdale, MA. It climbs 304 ft. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Jefferson Road
11.7 mi · ▲ 304 ft · 4 hr 3 min
Elevation 98–235 ft
Out & Back · Fisk Forestdale Lot
Trailhead: Greenville Drive Spur · 41.70116, -70.49557
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
- Start on Greenville Drive Spur, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Peters Pond Drive Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 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.
- 2.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Wood Road, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Jefferson Road, heading NE.
- 2.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Peters Pond Drive Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Greenville Drive Spur, heading S.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.6 mi in (~112 min). Leave by 5:46 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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