The General Field

Pine Isle & Sabine River Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Pine Isle & Sabine River Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in The General Field near Ayer, MA. The route reaches Pine Isle at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 169 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi200 – 328 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.58647, -71.58709
Nearest town Ayer, MA

Directions

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Pine Isle & Sabine River Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Elevation 199–326 ft

Out & Back · The General Field

Trailhead: 42.58647, -71.58709

Weather Aug 4: Mostly clear, high 82°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  7. 0.4 miBear left onto Sabine River Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miReach Pine Isle, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  10. 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
  15. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

88% dirt3% gravel9% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 82°F60°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity82%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed 84°61°
Thu 88°70° 31%
Fri 95°71° 32%
Sat 93°68° 32%
Sun 94°67°
Mon 92°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:44 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:04 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:36 PM.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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