Nashua Valley Conservation Area
Monoosnoc Ridge Trail
7.8 mi · ▲ 1,091 ft · 3 hr 9 min
Monoosnoc Ridge Trail is a 7.8-mile out-and-back in Nashua Valley Conservation Area near Leominster, MA. It climbs 1,091 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi607 – 1,109 ft · steepest grade: 25%8.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.52067, -71.78799
Nearest town Leominster, MA
Directions
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Monoosnoc Ridge Trail
7.8 mi · ▲ 1,091 ft · 3 hr 9 min
Elevation 606–1,109 ft
Out & Back · Nashua Valley Conservation Area
Trailhead: 42.52067, -71.78799
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Monoosnoc Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Parmenter Street, heading SW.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Monoosnoc Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 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
32% dirt11% gravel57% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM
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