Sheep Falls Brook Conservation Area
Sheepfalls Brook Trail via Assabet River Rail Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 116 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Sheepfalls Brook Trail via Assabet River Rail Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Sheep Falls Brook Conservation Area near West Village, MA. It is mostly level, with 116 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sheepfalls Brook Trail via Assabet River Rail Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 116 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Elevation 347–452 ft
Out & Back · Sheep Falls Brook Conservation Area
Trailhead: 42.36240, -71.56615
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Sheepfalls Brook Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Boston Scientific Connector Trail, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Sheepfalls Brook Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Assabet River Rail Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miReach Sheepfalls Brook Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miSharp left onto Sheepfalls Brook Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 7:15 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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