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Wright Woods

Sudbury River via Fairhaven Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Sudbury River via Fairhaven Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Wright Woods near Concord, MA. The route reaches Sudbury River at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 140 ft of elevation gain. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi118 – 207 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.44690, -71.34582
Nearest town Concord, MA
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Sudbury River via Fairhaven Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Elevation 118–208 ft

Out & Back · Wright Woods

Trailhead: 42.44690, -71.34582

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
  3. 200 ftBear right, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  5. 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miBear right onto Fire Road North, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  11. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left onto Fairhaven Trail, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miReach Sudbury River, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  18. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  20. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  21. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  22. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  23. 0.1 miTurn left onto Fire Road North, heading N.
  24. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  25. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  26. 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
  27. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  28. 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
  29. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/sudbury-river-out-back-6-km-fe87

Trail surface

3% dirt97% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:35 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM — 9 min before dark.

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