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Nabnasset Lake & Stony Brook Reservoir via Acker trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Nabnasset Lake & Stony Brook Reservoir via Acker trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Westford Station, MA. The route passes Stony Brook Reservoir before reaching Nabnasset Lake at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi144 – 190 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.59746, -71.43533
Nearest town Westford Station, MA
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Nabnasset Lake & Stony Brook Reservoir via Acker trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 145–190 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.59746, -71.43533

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Stony Brook Reservoir.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Acker trail, heading E.
  5. 1.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftReach Nabnasset Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 2.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/stony-brook-reservoir-stony-brook-reservoir-out-back-7-km-6cb4

Trail surface

64% dirt36% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 5:36 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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