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 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

  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

DrizzleTemperature 61°F49°
Precip55%Wind4 mphUV1Humidity95%
Rained 2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45° 3 AM: 3% rain5 AM: 3% rain6 AM: 4% rain7 AM: 2% rain8 AM: 3% rain9 AM: 9% rain10 AM: 6% rain11 AM: 25% rain12 PM: 40% rain1 PM: 43% rain2 PM: 51% rain3 PM: 54% rain4 PM: 38% rain5 PM: 36% rain6 PM: 55% rain7 PM: 44% rain8 PM: 34% rain9 PM: 37% rain10 PM: 44% rain11 PM: 53% rain
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

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