Old Wood Hill Road via Helen's Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Old Wood Hill Road via Helen's Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Fish Brook North Reservation near West Parish, MA. It is mostly level, with 141 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Old Wood Hill Road via Helen's Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 90–225 ft
Out & Back · Fish Brook North Reservation
Trailhead: 42.67836, -71.20219
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Helen's Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Bald Hill Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Old Wood Hill Road, heading NW.
- 350 ftReach Old Wood Hill Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftBear left onto Bald Hill Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Helen's Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Helen's Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 141 ft
- Harold's Trail & Helen's Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 169 ft
- Bald Hill Trail & Helen's Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 253 ft
- Wedgewood Trail & Wood Hill Trail via Helen's Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 191 ft
- Bald Hill Trail–Haggetts Trail, 5 sights 5.6 mi · ▲ 439 ft
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