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 Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 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

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Good to know

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

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