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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.

Elevation

0 mi167 – 200 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Marsh Trail (green diamond) 42.53854, -71.41788
Nearest town Carlisle Station, MA
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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:48 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Marsh Trail (green diamond), heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Nashoba Trail (yellow), heading S.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left onto Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.9 miReach Fishing Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.9 miTurn right onto Marsh Trail - yellow diamond, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Marsh Trail (green), heading N.
  7. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/fishing-pond-out-back-4-km-fb15

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:48 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

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