1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
3. 150 ftBear right onto Nashua River Rail Trail, heading N.
4. 0.8 miPass Groton School Pond.
5. 2.8 miSharp right, heading N.
6. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
8. 1.1 miPass Pepperell Pond.
9. 150 ftSharp left onto J. Harry Rich Trail, heading N.
10. 0.7 miReach Pepperell Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
11. 0.7 miSharp right onto Nashua River Rail Trail, heading N.
12. 1.1 miTurn right, heading S.
13. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
14. 3.7 miBear left, heading S.
15. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
16. 450 ftArrive 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-out-back-24-km-7e71