AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Old Rifle Range

Secondary Trail (red) & Target Trail (yellow) via Bruce Freeman Rail Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Secondary Trail (red) & Target Trail (yellow) via Bruce Freeman Rail Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Old Rifle Range near West Concord, MA. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi131 – 203 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.43662, -71.39841
Nearest town West Concord, MA
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Secondary Trail (red) & Target Trail (yellow) via Bruce Freeman Rail Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Elevation 131–204 ft

Out & Back · Old Rifle Range

Trailhead: 42.43662, -71.39841

Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 83°F / low 65° · precip 2% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 150 ftSharp left onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.7 miSharp left onto Secondary Trail (red), heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miReach Target Trail (yellow), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.2 miSharp right onto Target Trail (yellow), heading N.
  9. 0.7 miTurn right onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
  11. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 100 ftArrive 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/kennedys-pond-out-back-6-km-acf1

Trail surface

66% dirt23% paved11% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 83°F65°
Precip2%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity64%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 6:15 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:17 PM
Sat 73°60° 29%
Sun 71°54°
Mon 80°52°
Tue 83°59°
Wed 83°63° 37%
Thu 73°57° 37%

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