Tarbell Springs Conservation–Warners Pond, 5 sights is a 6-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, 3 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.
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Tarbell Springs Conservation–Warners Pond, 5 sights
6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr
Elevation 117–156 ft
Out & Back · Old Rifle Range
Trailhead: Bruce Freeman Rail Trail · 42.47665, -71.41245
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miPass Warners Pond.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Diamond Crossing.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 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 NW.
- 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 NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.9 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 2.0 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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