Thoreau Street Conservation Restriction

1 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 22 min

Thoreau Street Conservation Restriction is a 1-mile out-and-back near Concord, MA. The route reaches Thoreau Street Conservation Restriction at the turnaround, 0.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi135 – 187 ft1.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.44639, -71.34950
Nearest town Concord, MA

Directions

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Thoreau Street Conservation Restriction

1 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 22 min

Elevation 134–188 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.44639, -71.34950

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 250 ftSharp left, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 450 ftReach Thoreau Street Conservation Restriction, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
  9. 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  11. 350 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

16% dirt84% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F61°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 1″ yesterday (1.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:41 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Wed 84°63°
Thu 88°70° 26%
Fri 96°72° 30%
Sat 94°70° 33%
Sun 96°68°
Mon 92°73° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:42 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:03 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:35 PM.

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