Assabet River Rail Trail & Sheepfalls Brook Trail is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Sheep Falls Brook Conservation Area near Hudson, MA. It is mostly level, with 219 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi197 – 453 ft7.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Assabet River Rail Trail 42.39064, -71.56425
Nearest town Hudson, MA
Directions
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Assabet River Rail Trail & Sheepfalls Brook Trail
7.4 mi · ▲ 219 ft · 2 hr 35 min
Elevation 198–452 ft
Out & Back · Sheep Falls Brook Conservation Area
Trailhead: Assabet River Rail Trail · 42.39064, -71.56425
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Transit-accessible: Downtown Hudson stop 127 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Assabet River Rail Trail, heading SW.
- 2.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftContinue straight 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 Assabet River Rail 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 W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Sheepfalls Brook Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Assabet River Rail Trail, heading NW.
- 1.9 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
79% paved16% dirt1% boardwalk4% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.2 mi in (~83 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Downtown Hudson stop 127 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Assabet River Rail Trail
- 2.7 mi · out & back · via Assabet River Rail Trail
- 3.9 mi · out & back · via Assabet River Rail Trail
- 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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