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Richard Emmet Conservation Land

Nara Pond–NARA Park Beach, 3 beaches

5 mi · ▲ 148 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Nara Pond–NARA Park Beach, 3 beaches is a 5-mile out-and-back in Richard Emmet Conservation Land near Carlisle Station, MA. The route passes NARA Park Beach before reaching Nara Pond at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 148 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi177 – 292 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.54627, -71.41311
Nearest town Carlisle Station, MA
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Nara Pond–NARA Park Beach, 3 beaches

5 mi · ▲ 148 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Elevation 177–292 ft

Out & Back · Richard Emmet Conservation Land

Trailhead: 42.54627, -71.41311

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 450 ftContinue straight onto Little Desert Loop, heading SW.
  5. 450 ftBear right, heading S.
  6. 400 ftTurn right onto Old road to Little Desert, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left onto Nashoba Trail (yellow), heading NW.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left onto Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 0.4 miPass NARA Park Beach.
  11. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 0.1 miReach Nara Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 1 miTurn right onto Marsh Trail - yellow diamond, heading NW.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right onto Old road to Little Desert, heading NE.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 400 ftBear left onto Little Desert Loop, heading SE.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  19. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  20. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/nara-park-beach-nara-park-beach-out-back-4-beaches-7-km-252f

Trail surface

82% dirt5% paved4% sand9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:38 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM — 13 min before dark.

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