Wright-Nashua River Lot–City of Nashua Land, 5 groves is a 13.2-mile out-and-back in Unkety Brook Wildlife Management Area near Paper Mill Village, MA. The route passes Pepperell Pond, City of Nashua Land and Wright-Nashua River Lot before reaching Rail Trail Pond at the turnaround, 6.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi174 – 243 ft13.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.63217, -71.57563
Nearest town Paper Mill Village, MA
Directions
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Wright-Nashua River Lot–City of Nashua Land, 5 groves
13.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 4 hr 26 min
Elevation 175–242 ft
Out & Back · Unkety Brook Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 42.63217, -71.57563
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 83°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Nashua River Rail Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miPass Pepperell Pond.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 2.9 miPass City of Nashua Land.
- 0.3 miPass Wright-Nashua River Lot.
- 0.7 miPass Rail Trail Pond.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Wright-Nashua River Lot, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 3.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 1.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
94% paved5% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 83°F61°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity75%
Rained 1.1″ yesterday (2.2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed
85°63°
Thu
88°70°
32%
Fri
95°71°
32%
Sat
94°69°
33%
Sun
94°68°
Mon
92°73°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:43 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM — 15 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Pepperell Pond–Eagle Loop, 3 sights 6.3 mi · ▲ 66 ft
- Groton School Pond & Nashua River Rail Trail 11.1 mi · ▲ 229 ft
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