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Blood Donor / Night Owl–Fitzgerald's Follies, 8 sights

5.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Blood Donor / Night Owl–Fitzgerald's Follies, 8 sights is a 5.2-mile out-and-back near Bardwell, MA. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi371 – 453 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Central Massachusetts Branch 42.23105, -72.36241
Nearest town Bardwell, MA
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Blood Donor / Night Owl–Fitzgerald's Follies, 8 sights

5.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 370–454 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Central Massachusetts Branch · 42.23105, -72.36241

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Massachusetts Central Rail Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miBear right onto Out of Bounds, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto Massachusetts Central Rail Trail, heading NW.
  5. 250 ftBear right onto The Wedge/Ridge Line, heading NW.
  6. 400 ftContinue straight onto Massachusetts Central Rail Trail, heading NW.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Bunker Hill, heading NW.
  8. 100 ftContinue straight onto Massachusetts Central Rail Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto The Wedge/Ridge Line, heading NW.
  10. 450 ftBear right onto Massachusetts Central Rail Trail, heading NW.
  11. 450 ftContinue straight onto Blood Donor / Night Owl, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Massachusetts Central Rail Trail, heading NW.
  13. 250 ftBear left onto Mulligan, heading NW.
  14. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  15. 450 ftBear right onto Ghost Train, heading NW.
  16. 150 ftContinue straight onto Fitzgerald's Follies, heading NW.
  17. 0.6 miTurn right onto Sliced It, heading W.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto For the Animals, heading W.
  19. 0.1 miReach Massachusetts Central Rail Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sliced It, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftTurn left onto Fitzgerald's Follies, heading N.
  22. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Ghost Train, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  24. 450 ftBear left onto Mulligan, heading NE.
  25. 0.1 miBear right onto Massachusetts Central Rail Trail, heading NE.
  26. 250 ftContinue straight onto Blood Donor / Night Owl, heading NE.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Massachusetts Central Rail Trail, heading E.
  28. 450 ftBear left onto The Wedge/Ridge Line, heading S.
  29. 450 ftContinue straight onto Massachusetts Central Rail Trail, heading SW.
  30. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bunker Hill, heading SE.
  31. 100 ftContinue straight onto Massachusetts Central Rail Trail, heading SE.
  32. 150 ftContinue straight onto The Wedge/Ridge Line, heading SE.
  33. 400 ftBear left onto Massachusetts Central Rail Trail, heading SE.
  34. 250 ftBear right onto Out of Bounds, heading SE.
  35. 50 ftBear left onto Massachusetts Central Rail Trail, heading SE.
  36. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  37. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  38. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/blood-donor-night-owl-fitzgeralds-follies-out-back-8-sights

Trail surface

54% dirt46% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F60°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity94%
Rained 2.8″ yesterday (5.1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Wed 79°63°
Thu 88°68° 50%
Fri 94°70° 39%
Sat 91°69° 40%
Sun 94°66° 15%
Mon 93°70° 19%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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