Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge
Track Road/Assabet River Rail Trail Easement
2.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 47 min
Track Road/Assabet River Rail Trail Easement is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge near Lower Village, MA. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Track Road/Assabet River Rail Trail Easement
2.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 47 min
Elevation 176–204 ft
Out & Back · Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge
Trailhead: 42.42125, -71.47421
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
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- Start on Track Road/Assabet River Rail Trail Easement, heading N.
- 1.2 miReach Track Road/Assabet River Rail Trail Easement, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:44 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:04 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:35 PM.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Patrol Road–Track Road/Assabet River Rail Trail Easement, 3 sights 6.3 mi · ▲ 196 ft
- Desert Loop Trail–Desert Trail, 4 sights 10 mi · ▲ 108 ft
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