Tarbell Springs Conservation–Warners Pond, 4 sights is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Old Rifle Range near East Acton, MA. The route passes Warners Pond and Diamond Crossing before reaching Tarbell Springs Conservation at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi115 – 157 ft6.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.46496, -71.40547
Nearest town East Acton, MA
Directions
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Tarbell Springs Conservation–Warners Pond, 4 sights
5.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Elevation 115–156 ft
Out & Back · Old Rifle Range
Trailhead: 42.46496, -71.40547
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 60°F / low 48° · precip 52% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Warners Pond.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Diamond Crossing.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Secondary Trail (red), heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Connecting Trail (blue), heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftReach Tarbell Springs Conservation, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Secondary Trail (red), heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Target Trail (yellow), heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
49% paved27% dirt24% unspecified
Weather
Light rainTemperature 60°F48°
Precip52%Wind3 mphUV1Humidity93%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (2.2″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:48 PM
Mon
67°54°
46%
Tue
60°48°
Wed
62°46°
Thu
63°44°
Fri
62°48°
35%
Sat
59°51°
42%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 5:47 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Bruce Freeman Rail Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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