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Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge

Patrol Road

2.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 52 min

Patrol Road is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge near Lower Village, MA. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi197 – 236 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.40356, -71.49146
Nearest town Lower Village, MA
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Patrol Road

2.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 52 min

Elevation 196–237 ft

Out & Back · Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge

Trailhead: 42.40356, -71.49146

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Patrol Road, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 0.2 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/patrol-road-out-back-4-km-f82d

Trail surface

44% dirt1% paved55% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 7:14 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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