Richard Emmet Conservation Land
Red Viewpoint–Wills Hole, 4 beaches
5.9 mi · ▲ 206 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Red Viewpoint–Wills Hole, 4 beaches is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Richard Emmet Conservation Land near Carlisle Station, MA. The route passes NARA Park Beach and Wills Hole before reaching Red Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 206 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Red Viewpoint–Wills Hole, 4 beaches
5.9 mi · ▲ 206 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Elevation 177–292 ft
Out & Back · Richard Emmet Conservation Land
Trailhead: 42.54627, -71.41311
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 59°F / low 47° · precip 51% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Little Desert Loop, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear right, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Old road to Little Desert, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Nashoba Trail (yellow), heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miPass NARA Park Beach.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Red, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Yellow, heading W.
- 0.3 miPass Wills Hole.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Red, heading SW.
- 250 ftReach Red Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Yellow, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Red, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Marsh Trail - yellow diamond, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Old road to Little Desert, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 400 ftBear left onto Little Desert Loop, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 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 0.1 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:07 PM — 10 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Wills Hole–NARA Park Beach, 4 lakes 5.8 mi · ▲ 201 ft
- NARA Park Beach–Little Desert Loop, 3 sights 5.4 mi · ▲ 203 ft
- Nara Pond–NARA Park Beach, 3 beaches 5 mi · ▲ 148 ft
- Fishing Pond & Little Desert Loop via Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 148 ft
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