Richard Emmet Conservation Land
Wills Hole–NARA Park Beach, 4 lakes
5.8 mi · ▲ 201 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Wills Hole–NARA Park Beach, 4 lakes is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Richard Emmet Conservation Land near Carlisle Station, MA. The route passes NARA Park Beach and Nara Pond before reaching Wills Hole at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 201 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Wills Hole–NARA Park Beach, 4 lakes
5.8 mi · ▲ 201 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Elevation 177–292 ft
Out & Back · Richard Emmet Conservation Land
Trailhead: 42.54627, -71.41311
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 59°F / low 47° · precip 51% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Little Desert Loop, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear right, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Old road to Little Desert, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Nashoba Trail (yellow), heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miPass NARA Park Beach.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miPass Nara Pond.
- 250 ftBear left onto Yellow, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miReach Wills Hole, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Red, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Marsh Trail - yellow diamond, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Old road to Little Desert, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 400 ftBear left onto Little Desert Loop, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 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 0.1 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:07 PM — 10 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Red Viewpoint–Wills Hole, 4 beaches 5.9 mi · ▲ 206 ft
- NARA Park Beach–Little Desert Loop, 3 sights 5.4 mi · ▲ 203 ft
- Nara Pond–NARA Park Beach, 3 beaches 5 mi · ▲ 148 ft
- Fishing Pond & Little Desert Loop via Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 148 ft
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