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.

Elevation

0 mi348 – 453 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.36322, -71.56192
Nearest town Marlborough, MA

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 300 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftSharp left onto Sheepfalls Brook Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Boston Scientific Connector Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left onto Sheepfalls Brook Trail, heading NE.
  9. 150 ftSharp right onto Assabet River Rail Trail, heading NE.
  10. 1 miReach Sheepfalls Brook Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 1 miSharp left onto Sheepfalls Brook Trail, heading N.
  12. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Boston Scientific Connector Trail, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftTurn right onto Sheepfalls Brook Trail, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  16. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  17. 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  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 surface

58% paved42% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM

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.

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