Richard Emmet Conservation Land
Nara Pond & NARA Park Beach via Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad Trail
5.1 mi · ▲ 30 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Nara Pond & NARA Park Beach via Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad Trail is a 5.1-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, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 30 ft of elevation gain. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Nara Pond & NARA Park Beach via Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad Trail
5.1 mi · ▲ 30 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Elevation 167–198 ft
Out & Back · Richard Emmet Conservation Land
Trailhead: 42.52908, -71.41114
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Nashoba Trail (yellow), heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miPass NARA Park Beach.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 500 ftPass Nara Pond.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Nara Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right onto Marsh Trail - yellow diamond, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 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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