Pepperell Pond & J. Harry Rich Trail via Nashua River Rail Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Pepperell Pond & J. Harry Rich Trail via Nashua River Rail Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in J. Harry Rich State Forest near East Pepperell, MA. The route reaches Pepperell Pond. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Pepperell Pond & J. Harry Rich Trail via Nashua River Rail Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Elevation 203–233 ft
Out & Back · J. Harry Rich State Forest
Trailhead: 42.66515, -71.57545
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Pepperell Pond.
- 50 ftBear right onto Nashua River Rail Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 1 miContinue straight onto J. Harry Rich Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miReach Pepperell Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Nashua River Rail Trail, heading N.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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