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Hapgood Wright Town Forest

Thoreau's on Path Brister's Hill Viewpoint–Fairyland Pond, 4 sights

2.6 mi · ▲ 60 ft · 54 min

Thoreau's on Path Brister's Hill Viewpoint–Fairyland Pond, 4 sights is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Hapgood Wright Town Forest near Concord, MA. The route passes Fairyland Pond before reaching Thoreau's on Path Brister's Hill Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 60 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi118 – 210 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.45895, -71.34631
Nearest town Concord, MA
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Thoreau's on Path Brister's Hill Viewpoint–Fairyland Pond, 4 sights

2.6 mi · ▲ 60 ft · 54 min

Elevation 118–211 ft

Out & Back · Hapgood Wright Town Forest

Trailhead: 42.45895, -71.34631

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

Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 150 ftBear left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading E.
  3. 350 ftTurn right onto Emerson Thoreau Amble, heading E.
  4. 0.7 miPass Fairyland Pond.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left onto Fairyland Pond Loop (yellow), heading SE.
  6. 150 ftTurn right onto (blue), heading SE.
  7. 100 ftContinue straight onto Connecting Trail (blue), heading E.
  8. 150 ftTurn left onto Red Dot Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto Main Trail (yellow), heading S.
  10. 250 ftTurn right onto Thoreau's on Path Brister's Hill, heading S.
  11. 0.1 miReach Thoreau's on Path Brister's Hill Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left onto Main Trail (yellow), heading N.
  13. 300 ftTurn right onto Red Dot Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right onto Connecting Trail (blue), heading N.
  15. 150 ftContinue straight onto (blue), heading N.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto Fairyland Pond Loop (yellow), heading N.
  17. 150 ftTurn right onto Emerson Thoreau Amble, heading N.
  18. 0.9 miTurn left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading NE.
  19. 350 ftBear right, heading N.
  20. 50 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/thoreaus-on-path-bristers-hill-viewpoint-fairyland-pond-out-back-3-km

Trail surface

10% gravel7% dirt83% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F61°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity81%
Rained 1.3″ yesterday (2″ 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°62°
Thu 88°69° 26%
Fri 96°72° 30%
Sat 93°71° 33%
Sun 96°70°
Mon 96°74° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 7:28 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM — 1 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Concord, Massachusetts