Assabet River Rail Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Assabet River Rail Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near Hudson, MA. It is mostly level, with 113 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Assabet River Rail Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Elevation 278–452 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.37215, -71.56896
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 62°F / low 48° · precip 5% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Assabet River Rail Trail, heading SW.
- 2.2 miReach Assabet River Rail Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 5:36 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 1.9 mi · out & back · via Assabet River Rail Trail
- 2.3 mi · out & back · via Assabet River Rail Trail
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Assabet River Rail Trail
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Assabet River Rail Trail
- 2.9 mi · out & back · via Assabet River Rail Trail
- 3.1 mi · out & back · via Assabet River Rail Trail
- 3.3 mi · out & back · via Assabet River Rail Trail
- 3.9 mi · out & back · via Assabet River Rail Trail
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