AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Richard Emmet Conservation Land

Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad Trail

2 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 41 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 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi167 – 217 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.52577, -71.41524
Nearest town North Acton, MA
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad Trail

2 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 41 min

Elevation 167–216 ft

Out & Back · Richard Emmet Conservation Land

Trailhead: 42.52577, -71.41524

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

Transit-accessible: Avalon Drive stop 772 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 450 ftTurn left 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 right, heading SE.
  11. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 50 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-b871

Trail surface

98% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Avalon Drive stop 772 m from the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

More from this trailhead

Hikes near North Acton, Massachusetts