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Richard Emmet Conservation Land

Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad Trail

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Richard Emmet Conservation Land near North Acton, MA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi167 – 200 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.52834, -71.41180
Nearest town North Acton, MA
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Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad Trail

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Elevation 167–199 ft

Out & Back · Richard Emmet Conservation Land

Trailhead: 42.52834, -71.41180

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  4. 300 ftTurn right onto Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right onto Marsh Trail - yellow diamond, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right onto Old road to Little Desert, heading N.
  7. 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 500 ftTurn left onto Nashoba Trail (yellow), heading W.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left onto Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
  12. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 200 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/nashua-acton-boston-railroad-trail-out-back-3-km-5122

Trail surface

90% dirt10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:04 PM

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