1. Start on Assabet River Rail Trail, heading SW.
2. 1.6 miPass Fort Meadow Reservoir.
3. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
4. 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
6. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
7. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
9. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
10. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
11. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
12. 350 ftContinue straight onto Red Blazed Trail, heading NE.
13. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
14. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
15. 50 ftReach Fort Meadow Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
16. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
17. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
18. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
19. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
20. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
21. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
22. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
23. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
24. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
25. 350 ftTurn right onto Assabet River Rail Trail, heading SW.
26. 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/fort-meadow-reservoir-red-blazed-trail-out-back-8-km