Wills Hole Conservation Land - Town Forest
Wills Hole–NARA Park Beach, 3 lakes
3.4 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Wills Hole–NARA Park Beach, 3 lakes is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Wills Hole Conservation Land - Town Forest near Village of Nagog Woods, MA. The route passes NARA Park Beach and Nara Pond before reaching Wills Hole at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Wills Hole–NARA Park Beach, 3 lakes
3.4 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Elevation 167–252 ft
Out & Back · Wills Hole Conservation Land - Town Forest
Trailhead: connector · 42.52833, -71.42533
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 59°F / low 47° · precip 51% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Transit-accessible: Avalon School Bus Stop stop 118 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miPass NARA Park Beach.
- 300 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miPass Nara Pond.
- 200 ftBear left onto Yellow, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach Wills Hole, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Red, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad Trail, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 100 ftArrive 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 (~41 min). Leave by 5:48 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Avalon School Bus Stop stop 118 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from connector Trailhead
- Nara Pond & NARA Park Beach via Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- NARA Park Beach & Fishing Pond via Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 89 ft
- Red Viewpoint–Wills Hole, 3 beaches 3.8 mi · ▲ 111 ft
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