Assabet River Rail Trail south of Washington St, Hudson MA.jpg
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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 Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Transit-accessible: Downtown Hudson stop 127 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Assabet River Rail Trail, heading SW.
  2. 2.2 miPass Fort Meadow Reservoir.
  3. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  7. 100 ftReach Fort Meadow Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 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

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Downtown Hudson stop 127 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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