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NARA Park

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

3.2 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Nara Pond & NARA Park Beach via Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in NARA Park near Village of Nagog Woods, MA. The route passes NARA Park Beach before reaching Nara Pond at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi167 – 226 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 42.52833, -71.42533
Nearest town Village of Nagog Woods, MA
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Nara Pond & NARA Park Beach via Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Elevation 167–225 ft

Out & Back · NARA Park

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 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miPass Nara Pond.
  10. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miReach Nara Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  16. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  18. 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-pond-nara-park-beach-out-back-3-lakes-5-km

Trail surface

47% dirt19% paved2% boardwalk32% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:36 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM — 8 min before dark.

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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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