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The General Field

Old Limestone Quarry & Groton School Pond via Nashua River Rail Trail

11.7 mi · ▲ 276 ft · 4 hr 2 min

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
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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 Aug 4: Mostly clear, high 82°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 200 ftBear right, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miPass Groton School Pond.
  12. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
  15. 200 ftTurn left onto Nashua River Rail Trail, heading E.
  16. 2.8 miSharp right, heading NE.
  17. 0.2 miReach Old Limestone Quarry, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 3 miTurn right, heading S.
  19. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  20. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  21. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  22. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  23. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  24. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  25. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  26. 0.6 miSharp right, heading NW.
  27. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  28. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  29. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  30. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  31. 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/pepperell-pond-groton-school-pond-out-back-25-km-f700

Trail surface

48% paved42% dirt4% gravel6% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 82°F60°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity82%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (2″ 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°61°
Thu 88°70° 31%
Fri 95°71° 32%
Sat 93°68° 32%
Sun 94°67°
Mon 92°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:43 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM — 15 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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