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Richard Emmet Conservation Land

Fishing Pond & Little Desert Loop via Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Fishing Pond & Little Desert Loop via Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Richard Emmet Conservation Land near Carlisle Station, MA. The route reaches Fishing Pond at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi167 – 200 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.53785, -71.40390
Nearest town Carlisle Station, MA
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Fishing Pond & Little Desert Loop via Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Elevation 167–199 ft

Out & Back · Richard Emmet Conservation Land

Trailhead: 42.53785, -71.40390

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  4. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  6. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Little Desert Loop, heading SW.
  7. 450 ftBear right, heading S.
  8. 450 ftTurn right onto Old road to Little Desert, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left onto Nashoba Trail (yellow), heading NW.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left onto Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.9 miReach Fishing Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.9 miTurn right onto Marsh Trail - yellow diamond, heading NW.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right onto Old road to Little Desert, heading NE.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 400 ftBear left onto Little Desert Loop, heading SE.
  16. 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  19. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/fishing-pond-fishing-pond-out-back-6-km-467f

Trail surface

66% dirt5% sand29% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 7:29 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM — 2 min before dark.

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