Richard Emmet Conservation Land
Fishing Pond via Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 31 ft · 57 min
Fishing Pond via Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Richard Emmet Conservation Land near Carlisle Station, MA. The route reaches Fishing Pond at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 31 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Fishing Pond via Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 31 ft · 57 min
Elevation 167–199 ft
Out & Back · Richard Emmet Conservation Land
Trailhead: Marsh Trail (green diamond) · 42.53854, -71.41788
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Marsh Trail (green diamond), heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Nashoba Trail (yellow), heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miReach Fishing Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Marsh Trail - yellow diamond, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Marsh Trail (green), heading N.
- 0.2 miArrive 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:44 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:04 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:35 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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