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Richard Emmet Conservation Land

NARA Park Beach & Fishing Pond via Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 89 ft · 51 min

NARA Park Beach & Fishing Pond via Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Richard Emmet Conservation Land near Village of Nagog Woods, MA. The route passes Fishing Pond before reaching NARA Park Beach at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 89 ft of elevation gain. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi167 – 223 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.52851, -71.42375
Nearest town Village of Nagog Woods, MA
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NARA Park Beach & Fishing Pond via Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 89 ft · 51 min

Elevation 167–224 ft

Out & Back · Richard Emmet Conservation Land

Trailhead: 42.52851, -71.42375

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Transit-accessible: Avalon School Bus Stop stop 231 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 450 ftBear right, heading E.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right onto Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.4 miPass Fishing Pond.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  6. 450 ftSharp left, heading W.
  7. 250 ftReach NARA Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 250 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
  11. 300 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/nara-park-beach-fishing-pond-out-back-4-km

Trail surface

54% dirt46% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:39 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM — 11 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Avalon School Bus Stop stop 231 m from the trailhead

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