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Fisk Forestdale Lot

Jefferson Road

5.7 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Jefferson Road is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Fisk Forestdale Lot near Forestdale, MA. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi125 – 190 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tom's Way Trail 41.70693, -70.49015
Nearest town Forestdale, MA
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Jefferson Road

5.7 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 125–192 ft

Out & Back · Fisk Forestdale Lot

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

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:43 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. 1.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 1.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.7 miSharp left, heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Peters Pond Drive Trail, heading SE.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left onto Tom's Way Trail, heading SE.
  14. 0.3 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-9-km-6d87

Trail surface

14% dirt86% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 6:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 5:27 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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