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Nashoba Brook Conservation Land

Old Stone Chamber–Robbins Mill Pond, 3 sights

5.3 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Old Stone Chamber–Robbins Mill Pond, 3 sights is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Nashoba Brook Conservation Land near Acton, MA. The route passes Robbins Mill Pond and Old Stone Chamber. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi138 – 256 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bruce Freeman Rail Trail 42.49393, -71.41881
Nearest town Acton, MA · Official trailhead info (brucefreemanrailtrail.org)
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Old Stone Chamber–Robbins Mill Pond, 3 sights

5.3 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Elevation 136–254 ft

Out & Back · Nashoba Brook Conservation Land

Trailhead: Bruce Freeman Rail Trail · 42.49393, -71.41881

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.8 miTurn right onto Red, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Yellow, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 300 ftContinue straight onto Blue, heading SE.
  6. 150 ftTurn left onto Yellow, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Red, heading E.
  8. 400 ftTurn left onto Yellow, heading SE.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right onto Blue, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Yellow, heading SW.
  11. 1.1 miTurn right onto Red, heading NW.
  12. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  13. 0.3 miPass Robbins Mill Pond.
  14. 0.2 miSharp right onto Yellow, heading SW.
  15. 0.5 miPass Old Stone Chamber.
  16. 0.3 miSharp left onto Blue, heading SW.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right onto Yellow, heading W.
  18. 0.3 miTurn left onto Red, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftTurn left onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading SW.
  20. 0.6 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/old-stone-chamber-robbins-mill-pond-out-back-4-sights-8-km-a1b5

Trail surface

75% dirt16% paved9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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