Fort Meadow Reservoir & Assabet River Rail Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back near Hudson, MA. The route reaches Fort Meadow Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 190 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi197 – 348 ft6.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Assabet River Rail Trail 42.39064, -71.56425
Nearest town Hudson, MA
Directions
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Fort Meadow Reservoir & Assabet River Rail Trail
5.5 mi · ▲ 190 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Elevation 198–349 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Assabet River Rail Trail · 42.39064, -71.56425
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 61°F / low 49° · precip 55% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Transit-accessible: Downtown Hudson stop 127 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Assabet River Rail Trail, heading SW.
- 2.2 miPass Fort Meadow Reservoir.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 100 ftReach Fort Meadow Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 2.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
75% paved23% dirt1% boardwalk1% unspecified
Weather
DrizzleTemperature 61°F49°
Precip55%Wind4 mphUV1Humidity95%
Rained 2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:49 PM
Mon
66°54°
57%
Tue
60°45°
Wed
62°43°
Thu
63°40°
Fri
63°46°
34%
Sat
60°50°
43%
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Downtown Hudson stop 127 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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