Merrimack River Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Merrimack River Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Albert Retelle Reservation near Marsh Corner, MA. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Merrimack River Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 45–115 ft
Out & Back · Albert Retelle Reservation
Trailhead: 42.68918, -71.21979
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 60°F / low 47° · precip 51% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
Transit-accessible: Sawyer and Lowell stop 565 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 400 ftBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Merrimack River Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 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 1.6 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 5:48 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Sawyer and Lowell stop 565 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Merrimack River Trail
- 2.2 mi · out & back · via Merrimack River Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Merrimack River Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Merrimack River Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Merrimack River Trail
- 2.7 mi · out & back · via Merrimack River Trail
- 2.7 mi · out & back · via Merrimack River Trail
- 2.9 mi · out & back · via Merrimack River Trail
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- Merrimack River Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 217 ft
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- Merrimack River Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 191 ft
- Merrimac River Trail via Merrimack River Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Bay Circuit Trail & Black Birch Trail via Merrimack River Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 395 ft
- Merrimack River Viewpoint–Bay Circuit Trail, 3 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 302 ft
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