Concord Ave. Conservation Area via Western Greenway
4.3 mi · ▲ 318 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Concord Ave. Conservation Area via Western Greenway is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in DCR "Lot 1" near Camp Ted, MA. The route reaches Concord Ave. Conservation Area at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 318 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Concord Ave. Conservation Area via Western Greenway
4.3 mi · ▲ 318 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Elevation 140–298 ft
Out & Back · DCR "Lot 1"
Trailhead: Bull Run Trail · 42.39353, -71.23044
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
Transit-accessible: 617 Lexington St - Waltham HS stop 543 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bull Run Trail, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right onto Paine Pass, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Pine Springs Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Western Greenway, heading N.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftPass Concord Ave. Conservation Area.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miReach Concord Ave. Conservation Area, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 2 miTurn left onto Pine Springs Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Paine Pass, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear left onto Bull Run Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive 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 1.8 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 5:39 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 617 Lexington St - Waltham HS stop 543 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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