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Richard Emmet Conservation Land

Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 57 min

Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Richard Emmet Conservation Land near Carlisle Station, MA. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi167 – 200 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.52767, -71.40475
Nearest town Carlisle Station, MA
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Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 57 min

Elevation 167–199 ft

Out & Back · Richard Emmet Conservation Land

Trailhead: 42.52767, -71.40475

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 300 ftTurn right onto Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right onto Marsh Trail - yellow diamond, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right onto Old road to Little Desert, heading E.
  6. 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 500 ftTurn left onto Nashoba Trail (yellow), heading W.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left onto Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 0.5 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-trail-out-back-5-km-9032

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Other ways to reach this destination

Hikes near Carlisle Station, Massachusetts