Sheep Falls Brook Conservation Area
Sheepfalls Brook Trail via Assabet River Rail Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Sheepfalls Brook Trail via Assabet River Rail Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Sheep Falls Brook Conservation Area near Marlborough, MA. It is mostly level, with 111 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sheepfalls Brook Trail via Assabet River Rail Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Elevation 347–452 ft
Out & Back · Sheep Falls Brook Conservation Area
Trailhead: 42.36322, -71.56192
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Sheepfalls Brook Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Boston Scientific Connector Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Sheepfalls Brook Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Assabet River Rail Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miReach Sheepfalls Brook Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miSharp left onto Sheepfalls Brook Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Boston Scientific Connector Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Sheepfalls Brook Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive 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 7:12 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Assabet River Rail Trail
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- 2.9 mi · out & back · via Assabet River Rail Trail
- 2.3 mi · out & back · via Assabet River Rail Trail
- 1.9 mi · out & back · via Assabet River Rail Trail
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