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Fitzgerald Lake Conservation Area

Middle Path

3.3 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Middle Path is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Fitzgerald Lake Conservation Area near Northampton, MA. It is mostly level, with 85 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi197 – 292 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.34127, -72.65065
Nearest town Northampton, MA
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Middle Path

3.3 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Elevation 197–291 ft

Out & Back · Fitzgerald Lake Conservation Area

Trailhead: 42.34127, -72.65065

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

Transit-accessible: Bridge / Dogwood stop 328 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on West Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.3 miBear left onto Boggy Meadow Road, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Middle Path, heading N.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left onto Marian Street Trail (blue), heading NW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto Middle Path, heading N.
  7. 0.5 miReach Middle Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left onto Marian Street Trail (blue), heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Middle Path, heading S.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto Boggy Meadow Road, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miBear right onto West Trail, heading S.
  13. 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/middle-path-out-back-5-km

Trail surface

97% dirt3% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 5:47 AMSunset 8:08 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Bridge / Dogwood stop 328 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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