Gospel Hill–Assabet River Rail Trail, 3 sights is a 3.9-mile out-and-back near Hudson, MA. The route reaches Gospel Hill at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi187 – 233 ft4.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Assabet River Rail Trail 42.39138, -71.56363
Nearest town Hudson, MA
Directions
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Gospel Hill–Assabet River Rail Trail, 3 sights
3.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Elevation 188–235 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Assabet River Rail Trail · 42.39138, -71.56363
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 189 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Assabet River Rail Trail, heading NE.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Mass Central Rail Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Gospel Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Assabet River Rail Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 1.1 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
100% paved
Weather
DrizzleTemperature 61°F49°
Precip55%Wind4 mphUV1Humidity95%
Rained 2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45°
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 189 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.7 mi · out & back · via Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside
- 4.1 mi · out & back · via Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside
- 13.1 mi · out & back · via Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside
- 13.5 mi · out & back · via Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside
- 16 mi · out & back · via Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside
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- Assabet River Rail Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 107 ft
- Fort Meadow Reservoir & Assabet River Rail Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 190 ft
- Assabet River Rail Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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