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Assabet River Rail Trail south of Washington St, Hudson MA.jpg
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Sheep Falls Brook Conservation Area

Sheepfalls Brook Trail via Assabet River Rail Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 17 min

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Assabet River Rail Trail, heading SE.
  2. 1.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  4. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 350 ftContinue straight onto Sheepfalls Brook Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Boston Scientific Connector Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left onto Sheepfalls Brook Trail, heading NE.
  9. 150 ftReach Sheepfalls Brook Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Boston Scientific Connector Trail, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Sheepfalls Brook Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  15. 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
  16. 100 ftTurn left onto Assabet River Rail Trail, heading N.
  17. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/assabet-river-rail-trail-out-back-8-km-89b8

Trail surface

61% paved33% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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