Assabet River Rail Trail, Hudson

Name: Assabet River Rail Trail
Address: Hudson, United States

#1 among attractions in Hudson

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The Assabet River Rail Trail is a partially-completed multi-use rail trail running through the cities and towns of Marlborough, Hudson, Stow, Maynard, and Acton, Massachusetts, United States. It is a conversion of the abandoned Marlborough Branch of the Fitchburg Railroad. The right-of-way parallels the Assabet River in the trail's midsection. At the north end it veers north to the South Acton MBTA train station while the south end veers south to Marlborough. When fully completed, the end-to-end length will be 12.5 miles. As of June 2020, the southwest 5.1-mile portion of the trail from Marlborough to Hudson and the northeast 3.4-mile portion running from the South Acton MBTA station to the Maynard–Stow border are completed. No current plans exist for paving the 4.0-mile gap in Stow and Hudson between the two trail ends. ()

Coordinates: 42°23'18"N, 71°33'55"W

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Assabet River Rail Trail – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Solomon Pond Mall, Marlborough Country Club, Brigham Cemetery, Robin Hill Cemetery.

3.3 miSW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Solomon Pond Mall, Marlborough
84 min walk • The Solomon Pond Mall is a two-level enclosed shopping mall located off Interstate 290, near its terminus at Interstate 495, in Marlborough, Massachusetts. The mall features JCPenney and Macy's as anchors with one vacant anchor last occupied by Sears.
3.1 miSE
Golf
Marlborough Country Club, Marlborough
79 min walk • Marlborough Country Club is a private country club open to the public on Mondays and Tuesdays located in Marlborough, Massachusetts, United States. The club formally opened on June 3, 1922. The feature event was a four-ball best-ball match in which...
3.4 miS
Cemetery
Brigham Cemetery, Marlborough
87 min walk • Brigham Cemetery is a historic cemetery off West Main Street near Crescent Street in Marlborough, Massachusetts. The small cemetery's first burial was in 1793, and is significant as the city's burial ground for early victims of smallpox.
2.2 miSW
Cemetery
Robin Hill Cemetery, Marlborough
57 min walk • Robin Hill Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Donald Lynch Boulevard in Marlborough, Massachusetts, overlooking the Assabet River. It is at about 1 acre the community's second smallest burial ground, and it had 24 markers denoting 27 burials.
3.6 miE
Cemetery
Weeks Cemetery, Marlborough
92 min walk • Weeks Cemetery is a historic cemetery at the corner of Sudbury Street and Concord Road in Marlborough, Massachusetts. The cemetery was established in 1837, as one of several neighborhood burying grounds established in the city in the first half of the 19th century.
2.9 miSE
Cemetery
Spring Hill Cemetery, Marlborough
74 min walk • Spring Hill Cemetery is a historic cemetery at High and Brown Streets in Marlborough, Massachusetts. Established in 1675, it is the city's oldest cemetery. It has about 650 known burials, dating from its establishment to 1977.
3.1 miE
Museum
Collings Foundation
79 min walk • The Collings Foundation is a private non-profit educational foundation located in Stow, Massachusetts, with a mission dedicated to the preservation and public display of transportation-related history, namely automobile and aviation history.
2.7 miSE
Cemetery
Rocklawn Cemetery, Marlborough
70 min walk • Rocklawn Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Stevens Street in Marlborough, Massachusetts. Established in 1813 as Chipman Cemetery, it was Marlborough's fifth cemetery.
2.4 miS
Cemetery
Maplewood Cemetery, Marlborough
61 min walk • Maplewood Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Pleasant Street in Marlborough, Massachusetts. Established in 1864, the 15-acre cemetery is the city's eighth. It is laid out in a roughly rectilinear manner, departing from the popular rural cemetery movement, which preferred more picturesque but less space-efficient winding paths and roads.
4.1 miSE
Mountain
Mount Ward, Marlborough
106 min walk • Mount Ward is a small summit in Marlboro, Massachusetts. The summit is located in Marlboro State Forest and the top can be reached via the Mount Ward Trail, a 1.2 mile loop accessible year round. Mount Ward is 410 feet elevation, with a prominence of 154 feet.
3.8 miSE
Cemetery
Wilson Cemetery, Marlborough
98 min walk • Wilson Cemetery is a historic cemetery at Wilson Street on Marlborough, Massachusetts. The cemetery is a 1.22 acres parcel that is usually accessed via the adjacent Evergreen Cemetery. Wilson Cemetery was established in 1764, and contains marked graves dating between 1764 and 2000. Most of the burials date to the 19th century.