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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Nashua River Rail Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 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
OvercastTemperature 81°F60°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity84%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday (1.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed
84°62°
Thu
88°70°
31%
Fri
95°71°
32%
Sat
94°69°
32%
Sun
94°68°
Mon
92°73°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:38 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM — 10 min before dark.
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