Assabet River Rail Trail south of Washington St, Hudson MA.jpg
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Assabet River Rail Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Sheep Falls Brook Conservation Area near Hudson, MA. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi197 – 341 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.38928, -71.56506
Nearest town Hudson, MA

Directions

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Assabet River Rail Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 198–340 ft

Out & Back · Sheep Falls Brook Conservation Area

Trailhead: 42.38928, -71.56506

Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 61°F / low 49° · precip 55% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

Transit-accessible: Downtown Hudson stop 178 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Assabet River Rail Trail, heading S.
  3. 2 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 2 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 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

97% paved1% boardwalk2% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 61°F49°
Precip55%Wind4 mphUV1Humidity95%
Rained 2″ 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: 34% rain10 PM: 44% rain11 PM: 45% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:49 PM
Mon 67°55° 46%
Tue 62°45°
Wed 62°43°
Thu 63°40°
Fri 63°46° 34%
Sat 60°50° 43%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Downtown Hudson stop 178 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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