Fort Meadow Reservoir via Assabet River Rail Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Hudson, MA. The route reaches Fort Meadow Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi259 – 348 ft3.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Assabet River Rail Trail 42.37842, -71.56838
Nearest town Hudson, MA
Directions
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Fort Meadow Reservoir via Assabet River Rail Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 259–349 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Assabet River Rail Trail · 42.37842, -71.56838
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 61°F / low 48° · precip 55% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Assabet River Rail Trail, heading SE.
- 1.3 miPass Fort Meadow Reservoir.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftReach Fort Meadow Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 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 surface
69% paved31% dirt
Weather
DrizzleTemperature 61°F48°
Precip55%Wind3 mphUV1Humidity94%
Rained 2.8″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:49 PM
Mon
65°53°
57%
Tue
59°44°
Wed
62°43°
Thu
63°40°
Fri
63°46°
34%
Sat
59°50°
43%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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