Thoreau Street Conservation Restriction via Fire Road North
3.4 mi · ▲ 115 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Thoreau Street Conservation Restriction via Fire Road North is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Walden Pond State Reservation near Nine Acre Corner, MA. The route reaches Thoreau Street Conservation Restriction at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 115 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Thoreau Street Conservation Restriction via Fire Road North
3.4 mi · ▲ 115 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Elevation 134–214 ft
Out & Back · Walden Pond State Reservation
Trailhead: 42.44375, -71.36213
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Fire Road North, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftReach Thoreau Street Conservation Restriction, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.7 miArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 7:11 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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