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.

Elevation

0 mi167 – 253 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 42.52833, -71.42533
Nearest town Village of Nagog Woods, MA

Directions

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

Transit-accessible: Avalon School Bus Stop stop 118 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right onto Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad Trail, heading NE.
  6. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 0.4 miPass NARA Park Beach.
  8. 300 ftBear right, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miPass Nara Pond.
  10. 200 ftBear left onto Yellow, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miReach Wills Hole, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.3 miBear right onto Red, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left onto Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad Trail, heading NE.
  15. 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  19. 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

51% dirt11% paved8% gravel30% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Avalon School Bus Stop stop 118 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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