Assabet River Rail Trail south of Washington St, Hudson MA.jpg
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Assabet River Rail Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Sheep Falls Brook Conservation Area near Hudson, MA. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi272 – 341 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Assabet River Rail Trail 42.38275, -71.56942
Nearest town Hudson, MA

Directions

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Assabet River Rail Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 272–340 ft

Out & Back · Sheep Falls Brook Conservation Area

Trailhead: Assabet River Rail Trail · 42.38275, -71.56942

Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 61°F / low 48° · precip 55% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Assabet River Rail Trail, heading SW.
  2. 1.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

98% paved2% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 61°F48°
Precip55%Wind3 mphUV1Humidity94%
Rained 2.8″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45° 3 AM: 3% rain5 AM: 3% rain6 AM: 4% rain7 AM: 2% rain8 AM: 3% rain9 AM: 9% rain10 AM: 6% rain11 AM: 25% rain12 PM: 40% rain1 PM: 43% rain2 PM: 51% rain3 PM: 54% rain4 PM: 38% rain5 PM: 36% rain6 PM: 55% rain7 PM: 44% rain8 PM: 34% rain9 PM: 37% rain10 PM: 44% rain11 PM: 53% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:49 PM
Mon 65°53° 57%
Tue 59°44°
Wed 62°43°
Thu 63°40°
Fri 63°46° 34%
Sat 59°50° 43%

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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