Nabnasset Lake & Grassy Pond
3.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Nabnasset Lake & Grassy Pond is a 3.6-mile out-and-back near Westford Station, MA. The route passes Grassy Pond before reaching Nabnasset Lake at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Nabnasset Lake & Grassy Pond
3.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Elevation 165–222 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Grassy Pond Lifecourse · 42.60231, -71.43475
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 82°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Grassy Pond.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach Nabnasset Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:42 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM — 15 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Grassy Pond & Stony Brook Reservoir via Acker trail 5.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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