Fort Meadow Reservoir via Assabet River Rail Trail
1.3 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 28 min
Fort Meadow Reservoir via Assabet River Rail Trail is a 1.3-mile out-and-back near Marlborough, MA. The route reaches Fort Meadow Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi266 – 348 ft1.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Assabet River Rail Trail 42.36393, -71.56375
Nearest town Marlborough, MA
Directions
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Fort Meadow Reservoir via Assabet River Rail Trail
1.3 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 28 min
Elevation 266–349 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Assabet River Rail Trail · 42.36393, -71.56375
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Assabet River Rail Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Fort Meadow Reservoir.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Fort Meadow Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
95% dirt1% paved4% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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