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Richard Emmet Conservation Land

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

3.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Nara Pond & NARA Park Beach via Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad Trail is a 3.7-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, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi167 – 200 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Marsh Trail (green diamond) 42.53854, -71.41788
Nearest town Carlisle Station, MA
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Nara Pond & NARA Park Beach via Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Elevation 167–199 ft

Out & Back · Richard Emmet Conservation Land

Trailhead: Marsh Trail (green diamond) · 42.53854, -71.41788

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Marsh Trail (green diamond), heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Nashoba Trail (yellow), heading S.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left onto Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.4 miPass NARA Park Beach.
  6. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miPass Nara Pond.
  8. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftReach Nara Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  16. 1 miTurn right onto Marsh Trail - yellow diamond, heading NW.
  17. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Marsh Trail (green), heading NE.
  18. 0.2 miArrive 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-out-back-5-km-6d4b

Trail surface

81% dirt16% paved2% boardwalk1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:44 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:04 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:35 PM.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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