Fairbanks Land

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.

Elevation

0 mi322 – 472 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.16854, -71.50813
Nearest town Rocky Hill, MA

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 500 ftTurn left onto The Main Trail, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftBear right onto Dirty Little Secret, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto The Main Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miBear left onto Middle Sister, heading NE.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto Three Sisters, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  8. 150 ftTurn left onto Sister #3, heading NE.
  9. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 150 ftTurn right onto Middle Sister, heading NE.
  11. 0.9 miTurn right onto The Main Trail, heading SE.
  12. 250 ftContinue straight onto Fairbanks Trail, heading SE.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right onto Number 8, heading SE.
  14. 250 ftSharp right onto Knee Jerk, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miBear right onto Mind The Gap, heading S.
  16. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  17. 100 ftTurn left onto Linkin' Logs, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Down and Up, heading W.
  19. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rib Shaker, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftTurn right onto Rib Breaker, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftTurn left onto C4, heading N.
  23. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  25. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  26. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  27. 350 ftBear right onto Dirty Little Secret, heading SW.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  29. 50 ftSharp left onto The Main Trail, heading SW.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  31. 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.

Trail surface

96% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Rain showersTemperature 77°F69°
Precip80%Wind7 mphUV3Humidity77%
Rained 0.9″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 1% rain2 AM: 5% rain3 AM: 17% rain4 AM: 60% rain5 AM: 67% rain6 AM: 57% rain7 AM: 54% rain8 AM: 58% rain9 AM: 69% rain10 AM: 80% rain11 AM: 71% rain12 PM: 73% rain1 PM: 76% rain2 PM: 79% rain3 PM: 58% rain4 PM: 45% rain5 PM: 40% rain6 PM: 43% rain7 PM: 38% rain8 PM: 12% rain
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Tue 82°63°
Wed 83°64°
Thu 86°69° 17%
Fri 95°71° 29%
Sat 92°70° 40%
Sun 95°71°

Sunset

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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