Bay Colony Rail Trail & Donelly's Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Bay Colony Rail Trail & Donelly's Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Sanger Conservation Area near Medfield Junction, MA. It is mostly level, with 167 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bay Colony Rail Trail & Donelly's Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Elevation 135–278 ft
Out & Back · Sanger Conservation Area
Trailhead: connector · 42.19959, -71.32564
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:46 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bay Colony Rail Trail, heading SE.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Hunt Drive Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Donelly's Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miReach Bay Colony Rail Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Hunt Drive Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bay Colony Rail Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 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 2.1 mi in (~55 min). Leave by 5:32 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from connector Trailhead
- Wylde Woods–Bay Colony Rail Trail, 3 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 84 ft
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