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Old Rifle Range

Tarbell Springs Conservation–Warners Pond, 4 sights

3.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Tarbell Springs Conservation–Warners Pond, 4 sights is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Old Rifle Range near West Concord, MA. The route passes Warners Pond and Diamond Crossing before reaching Tarbell Springs Conservation at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. 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.

Elevation

0 mi118 – 157 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.46446, -71.39776
Nearest town West Concord, MA
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Tarbell Springs Conservation–Warners Pond, 4 sights

3.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 117–156 ft

Out & Back · Old Rifle Range

Trailhead: 42.46446, -71.39776

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Transit-accessible: Mass Highway Department stop 410 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Warners Pond.
  3. 50 ftSharp left onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  5. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  7. 100 ftPass Diamond Crossing.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  10. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right onto Secondary Trail (red), heading W.
  12. 150 ftContinue straight onto Connecting Trail (blue), heading W.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 250 ftReach Tarbell Springs Conservation, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Secondary Trail (red), heading N.
  16. 150 ftTurn left onto Target Trail (yellow), heading W.
  17. 0.4 miTurn left onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading E.
  18. 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  21. 0.5 miSharp right, heading NW.
  22. 50 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/tarbell-springs-conservation-warners-pond-out-back-4-sights-6-km-2571

Trail surface

66% paved32% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Mass Highway Department stop 410 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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