Best hikes in Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge
Ambleway maps 22 hikes in Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge, from a 2.3-mile walk to a 16-mile day out. 18 of them score as wild, staying clear of roads and development for most of the route; the wildest is Towhee Trail Loop via White Pond Road. The biggest climb is White Pond–Duck Pond, 4 lakes, gaining 144 ft, and the network tops out at 269 ft. One trailhead is within walking range of public transit.
- Track Road/Assabet River Rail Trail Easement 2.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Fisher Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Towhee Trail Loop via White Pond Road 2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Thanksgiving Pond & Track Road/Assabet River Rail Trail Easement 3 mi · ▲ 111 ft
- Lake Boon & White Pond Road via Patrol Road 3.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Otter Alley–Pine Garden Trail Loop, 4 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 29 ft
- Rice Tavern Foundation–Voss Pond, 5 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Track Road 4.5 mi · ▲ 58 ft
- White Pond–Duck Pond, 3 lakes 4.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Cuttings Pond–Rice Tavern Foundation, 5 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Track Road/Assabet River Rail Trail Easement Viewpoint–Track Road/Assabet River Rail Trail Easement, 3 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Pine Garden Trail–Towhee Trail Loop, 4 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Harry's Way–Otter Alley Loop, 3 sights 5.6 mi · ▲ 29 ft
- Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside 5.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Duck Pond–Old Pine Trail, 3 sights 7.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Duck Pond–Old Pine Trail, 3 sights 8.6 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- French Road Pond–Ocean By-Pass, 4 sights 9.3 mi · ▲ 138 ft
- French Road Pond & Petapawag Trail via Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside 9.3 mi · ▲ 138 ft
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- Puffer Pond & Otter Alley Loop via Taylor Way 3.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Newell Gift–Duck Pond, 7 sights 15.7 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- White Pond–Duck Pond, 4 lakes 15.9 mi · ▲ 144 ft
- Gospel Hill–Duck Pond, 4 lakes 16 mi · ▲ 80 ft