Balls Hill–Concord National Wild & Scenic River, 4 sights
3 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Balls Hill–Concord National Wild & Scenic River, 4 sights is a 3-mile out-and-back in Brewster's Woods near West Bedford, MA. The route passes Concord National Wild & Scenic River before reaching Balls Hill at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 113 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Balls Hill–Concord National Wild & Scenic River, 4 sights
3 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Elevation 117–156 ft
Out & Back · Brewster's Woods
Trailhead: 42.49620, -71.32704
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Woodland Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Fisher Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Concord National Wild & Scenic River.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto River Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto River Front Trail (yellow), heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Secondary Trail (red), heading S.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftReach Balls Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftTurn left onto River Front Trail (yellow), heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto River Loop Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Woodland Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Fisher Trail & Woodland Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Davis Hill–Concord National Wild & Scenic River, 5 sights 2.3 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- Brewster Ridge Conservation Restriction & Woodland Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 86 ft
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