AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Sheep Falls Brook Conservation Area

Assabet River Rail Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 53 min

Assabet River Rail Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Sheep Falls Brook Conservation Area near Marlborough, MA. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi338 – 453 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Assabet River Rail Trail 42.35060, -71.55677
Nearest town Marlborough, MA
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Assabet River Rail Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 53 min

Elevation 337–452 ft

Out & Back · Sheep Falls Brook Conservation Area

Trailhead: Assabet River Rail Trail · 42.35060, -71.55677

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Transit-accessible: Lincoln St & Pleasant St stop 568 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Assabet River Rail Trail, heading NW.
  2. 1.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 1.2 miArrive 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/the-rock-in-marlborough-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

97% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 7:23 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Lincoln St & Pleasant St stop 568 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

Hikes near Marlborough, Massachusetts