Nashua River Rail Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back near Ayer, MA. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi233 – 305 ft3.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.57889, -71.57426
Nearest town Ayer, MA
Directions
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Nashua River Rail Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 235–304 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.57889, -71.57426
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 58°F / low 46° · precip 53% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Nashua River Rail Trail, heading S.
- 1.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
88% paved10% dirt2% unspecified
Weather
Light rainTemperature 58°F46°
Precip53%Wind4 mphUV1Humidity98%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (1″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:49 PM
Mon
67°51°
47%
Tue
60°45°
Wed
61°43°
Thu
63°41°
Fri
63°47°
35%
Sat
60°51°
39%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:05 PM — 12 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Pepperell Pond–Groton School Pond, 3 lakes 11.9 mi · ▲ 255 ft
- Old Limestone Quarry & Groton School Pond via Nashua River Rail Trail 8 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Groton School Pond–Dead River, 3 lakes 8.9 mi · ▲ 306 ft
- Squannacook River–Groton School Pond, 3 lakes 8.6 mi · ▲ 310 ft
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