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Sheep Falls Brook Conservation Area

Addition Hill–Fort Meadow Reservoir, 3 summits

3.1 mi · ▲ 216 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Addition Hill–Fort Meadow Reservoir, 3 summits is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Sheep Falls Brook Conservation Area near Hudson, MA. The route passes Fort Meadow Reservoir before reaching Addition Hill at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 216 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi266 – 433 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.36851, -71.56157
Nearest town Hudson, MA
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Addition Hill–Fort Meadow Reservoir, 3 summits

3.1 mi · ▲ 216 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Elevation 266–433 ft

Out & Back · Sheep Falls Brook Conservation Area

Trailhead: 42.36851, -71.56157

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Fort Meadow Reservoir.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 400 ftTurn right onto Assabet River Rail Trail, heading S.
  6. 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Sheepfalls Brook Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  9. 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 0.1 miReach Addition Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  13. 300 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left onto Boston Scientific Connector Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left onto Sheepfalls Brook Trail, heading E.
  16. 150 ftBear left onto Assabet River Rail Trail, heading E.
  17. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  20. 0.3 miArrive 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/addition-hill-fort-meadow-reservoir-out-back-3-summits

Trail surface

75% dirt19% paved6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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