Sheepfalls Brook Trail via Assabet River Rail Trail is a 3.7-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 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi279 – 404 ft4.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Assabet River Rail Trail 42.37842, -71.56838
Nearest town Hudson, MA
Directions
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Sheepfalls Brook Trail via Assabet River Rail Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Elevation 278–403 ft
Out & Back · Sheep Falls Brook Conservation Area
Trailhead: Assabet River Rail Trail · 42.37842, -71.56838
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
- Start on Assabet River Rail Trail, heading SE.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Sheepfalls Brook Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Boston Scientific Connector Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Sheepfalls Brook Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftReach Sheepfalls Brook Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Boston Scientific Connector Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Sheepfalls Brook Trail, heading SW.
- 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 N.
- 1.1 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
61% paved33% dirt6% unspecified
Weather
DrizzleTemperature 61°F48°
Precip55%Wind3 mphUV1Humidity94%
Rained 2.8″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45°
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%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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