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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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 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

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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