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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 Sep 20: Drizzle, high 60°F / low 48° · precip 53% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 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

DrizzleTemperature 60°F48°
Precip53%Wind3 mphUV1Humidity95%
Rained 2.8″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45° 3 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 3% rain6 AM: 4% rain7 AM: 2% rain8 AM: 3% rain9 AM: 9% rain10 AM: 6% rain11 AM: 23% rain12 PM: 38% rain1 PM: 42% rain2 PM: 51% rain3 PM: 53% rain4 PM: 40% rain5 PM: 34% rain6 PM: 50% rain7 PM: 41% rain8 PM: 30% rain9 PM: 35% rain10 PM: 44% rain11 PM: 53% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:49 PM
Mon 65°53° 54%
Tue 58°44°
Wed 61°42°
Thu 63°40°
Fri 62°45° 34%
Sat 59°49° 43%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:06 PM — 11 min before dark.

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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