Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge
Patrol Road–Track Road/Assabet River Rail Trail Easement, 3 sights
6.3 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Patrol Road–Track Road/Assabet River Rail Trail Easement, 3 sights is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge near Lower Village, MA. It is mostly level, with 196 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Patrol Road–Track Road/Assabet River Rail Trail Easement, 3 sights
6.3 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Elevation 176–300 ft
Out & Back · Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge
Trailhead: 42.42125, -71.47421
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start on Track Road/Assabet River Rail Trail Easement, heading N.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Track Road, heading W.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Patrol Road, heading NE.
- 1.1 miReach Track Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Track Road, heading NW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Track Road/Assabet River Rail Trail Easement, heading E.
- 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:44 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:04 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:35 PM.
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More from this trailhead
- Track Road/Assabet River Rail Trail Easement 2.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Desert Loop Trail–Desert Trail, 4 sights 10 mi · ▲ 108 ft
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