Old Limestone Quarry & Groton School Pond via Nashua River Rail Trail is an 11.7-mile out-and-back in The General Field near Groton, MA. The route passes Groton School Pond before reaching Old Limestone Quarry at the turnaround, 5.8 miles in. It climbs 276 ft. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi233 – 338 ft12.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.59313, -71.58521
Nearest town Groton, MA
Directions
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Old Limestone Quarry & Groton School Pond via Nashua River Rail Trail
11.7 mi · ▲ 276 ft · 4 hr 2 min
Elevation 234–337 ft
Out & Back · The General Field
Trailhead: 42.59313, -71.58521
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, 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 SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Groton School Pond.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Nashua River Rail Trail, heading E.
- 2.8 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach Old Limestone Quarry, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 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 surface
48% paved42% dirt4% gravel6% unspecified
Weather
DrizzleTemperature 58°F46°
Precip53%Wind4 mphUV1Humidity96%
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°52°
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 4.4 mi in (~112 min). Leave by 4:37 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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