Beaver Brook Trail & Fern Glade Trail via Peter Hill Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 225 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Beaver Brook Trail & Fern Glade Trail via Peter Hill Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Bear Swamp near Watson, MA. It is mostly level, with 225 ft of elevation gain. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Beaver Brook Trail & Fern Glade Trail via Peter Hill Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 225 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Elevation 1,531–1,685 ft
Out & Back · Bear Swamp
Trailhead: 42.53424, -72.82888
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Peter Hill Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Beaver Brook Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miReach Fern Glade Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Peter Hill Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 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.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:16 PM — 6 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
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