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Nashua River Rail Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Ayer, MA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi233 – 269 ft1.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.57260, -71.58459
Nearest town Ayer, MA

Directions

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Nashua River Rail Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min

Elevation 235–267 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.57260, -71.58459

Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 58°F / low 47° · precip 53% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 150 ftTurn right onto Nashua River Rail Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

93% paved4% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 58°F47°
Precip53%Wind4 mphUV1Humidity97%
Rained 1.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45° 5 AM: 2% rain6 AM: 9% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 4% rain9 AM: 7% rain10 AM: 5% rain11 AM: 25% rain12 PM: 35% rain1 PM: 44% rain2 PM: 53% rain3 PM: 53% rain4 PM: 36% rain5 PM: 40% rain6 PM: 52% rain7 PM: 45% rain8 PM: 40% rain9 PM: 45% rain10 PM: 42% rain11 PM: 44% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:49 PM
Mon 67°52° 47%
Tue 60°45°
Wed 62°43°
Thu 63°41°
Fri 63°47° 35%
Sat 60°51° 39%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:11 PM — 6 min before dark.

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