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Flat Rock Hill Quarry

Flatrock Hill & Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad

3.1 mi · ▲ 152 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Flatrock Hill & Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Flat Rock Hill Quarry near Dunstable, MA. The route reaches Flatrock Hill at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 152 ft of elevation gain. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi161 – 325 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad 42.68022, -71.49581
Nearest town Dunstable, MA
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Flatrock Hill & Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad

3.1 mi · ▲ 152 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Elevation 162–324 ft

Out & Back · Flat Rock Hill Quarry

Trailhead: Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad · 42.68022, -71.49581

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

  1. Start on Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad, heading N.
  2. 1.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miReach Flatrock Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 1.2 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/flatrock-hill-out-back-5-km-c975

Trail surface

58% dirt42% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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