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Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad

3.5 mi · ▲ 89 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Dunstable, MA. It is mostly level, with 89 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi154 – 194 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.70130, -71.48272
Nearest town Dunstable, MA
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Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad

3.5 mi · ▲ 89 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Elevation 155–193 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.70130, -71.48272

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad, heading S.
  3. 1.5 miReach Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 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/nashua-acton-boston-railroad-out-back-6-km-8b0c

Trail surface

71% dirt29% 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 8:36 PM.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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