Knee Jerk–Middle Sister Loop, 3 sights
2 mi · ▲ 300 ft · 49 min
Knee Jerk–Middle Sister Loop, 3 sights is a 2-mile loop in Fairbanks Land near Rocky Hill, MA. It climbs 300 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Knee Jerk–Middle Sister Loop, 3 sights
2 mi · ▲ 300 ft · 49 min
Elevation 322–474 ft
Loop · Fairbanks Land
Trailhead: 42.16854, -71.50813
Weather Aug 4: Rain showers, high 77°F / low 69° · precip 80% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn left onto The Main Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Dirty Little Secret, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto The Main Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Middle Sister, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Three Sisters, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Sister #3, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Middle Sister, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto The Main Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Fairbanks Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Number 8, heading SE.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Knee Jerk, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Mind The Gap, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Linkin' Logs, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Down and Up, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rib Shaker, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Rib Breaker, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto C4, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right onto Dirty Little Secret, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto The Main Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 400 ftThe loop closes 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:35 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM — 5 min before dark.
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