Groton School Pond via Nashua River Rail Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 58 min
Groton School Pond via Nashua River Rail Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Phebe R Keyes Woods near Groton, MA. The route reaches Groton School Pond. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Groton School Pond via Nashua River Rail Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 58 min
Elevation 287–312 ft
Out & Back · Phebe R Keyes Woods
Trailhead: Nashua River Rail Trail · 42.60671, -71.57301
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Nashua River Rail Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Groton School Pond.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftReach Groton School Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftBear right, heading N.
- 1 miArrive 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:44 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:04 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:36 PM.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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