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Fisk Forestdale Lot

Mt. Perry & Spruce Camp Road via Jefferson Road

15.4 mi · ▲ 452 ft · 5 hr 22 min

Mt. Perry & Spruce Camp Road via Jefferson Road is a 15.4-mile out-and-back in Fisk Forestdale Lot near Forestdale, MA. The route reaches Mt. Perry at the turnaround, 7.7 miles in. It climbs 452 ft. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi125 – 243 ft16.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tom's Way Trail 41.70693, -70.49015
Nearest town Forestdale, MA
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Mt. Perry & Spruce Camp Road via Jefferson Road

15.4 mi · ▲ 452 ft · 5 hr 22 min

Elevation 125–242 ft

Out & Back · Fisk Forestdale Lot

Trailhead: Tom's Way Trail · 41.70693, -70.49015

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

  1. Start on Tom's Way Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto Peters Pond Drive Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  6. 0.7 miTurn left onto Jefferson Road, heading N.
  7. 2.6 miSharp right onto Spruce Camp Road, heading NW.
  8. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.7 miTurn left onto Marist Street, heading N.
  11. 1 miBear right, heading NW.
  12. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 350 ftTurn right onto Treeline Trail, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  16. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  18. 450 ftSharp right, heading E.
  19. 150 ftReach Mt. Perry, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 100 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  21. 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  23. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  24. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  26. 200 ftBear left onto Marist Street, heading SW.
  27. 1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  28. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  29. 0.7 miTurn right onto Spruce Camp Road, heading SW.
  30. 0.6 miSharp left onto Jefferson Road, heading SW.
  31. 2.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  32. 0.7 miSharp left, heading S.
  33. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  34. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  35. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Peters Pond Drive Trail, heading SW.
  36. 0.3 miTurn left onto Tom's Way Trail, heading SE.
  37. 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/jefferson-road-out-back-25-km

Trail surface

5% dirt95% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F63°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity83%
Rained 0.5″ yesterday (0.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Wed 83°67° 18%
Thu 84°73°
Fri 86°72°
Sat 85°71°
Sun 90°69°
Mon 88°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 7:01 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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