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Richard Emmet Conservation Land

NARA Park Beach–Little Desert Loop, 3 sights

5.4 mi · ▲ 203 ft · 1 hr 54 min

NARA Park Beach–Little Desert Loop, 3 sights is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Richard Emmet Conservation Land near Carlisle Station, MA. The route reaches NARA Park Beach. It is mostly level, with 203 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi167 – 285 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.54627, -71.41311
Nearest town Carlisle Station, MA
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NARA Park Beach–Little Desert Loop, 3 sights

5.4 mi · ▲ 203 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Elevation 167–286 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 ftBear right, heading SE.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left onto Red, heading SE.
  13. 100 ftTurn right onto Yellow, heading W.
  14. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  15. 300 ftBear left onto Blue, heading W.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  17. 350 ftTurn left onto Yellow, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftReach NARA Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 350 ftTurn left onto Blue, heading W.
  21. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  22. 300 ftTurn right onto Yellow, heading W.
  23. 450 ftTurn left onto Red, heading W.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  25. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  26. 0.5 miTurn left onto Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad Trail, heading N.
  27. 0.5 miTurn right onto Marsh Trail - yellow diamond, heading NW.
  28. 0.3 miTurn right onto Old road to Little Desert, heading NW.
  29. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  30. 400 ftBear left onto Little Desert Loop, heading NE.
  31. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  32. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  33. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/nara-pond-out-back-7-km-c030

Trail surface

85% dirt4% paved3% sand8% 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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