AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Blood Donor / Night Owl–Ghost Train, 3 sights

3.9 mi · ▲ 250 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Blood Donor / Night Owl–Ghost Train, 3 sights is a 3.9-mile out-and-back near Cold Spring, MA. It climbs 250 ft. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi371 – 525 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.25500, -72.37271
Nearest town Cold Spring, MA
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Blood Donor / Night Owl–Ghost Train, 3 sights

3.9 mi · ▲ 250 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Elevation 370–526 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.25500, -72.37271

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 500 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  5. 0.3 miBear right onto Crankie Caddie, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miSharp left onto Out of Bounds, heading W.
  7. 100 ftSharp right, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 150 ftTurn right onto Massachusetts Central Rail Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto The Wedge/Ridge Line, heading SW.
  11. 450 ftBear right onto Massachusetts Central Rail Trail, heading NW.
  12. 450 ftContinue straight onto Blood Donor / Night Owl, heading N.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Massachusetts Central Rail Trail, heading NW.
  14. 250 ftBear left onto Mulligan, heading NW.
  15. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  16. 450 ftBear right onto Ghost Train, heading NW.
  17. 150 ftContinue straight onto Fitzgerald's Follies, heading NW.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  19. 400 ftReach The Wedge/Ridge Line, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Ghost Train, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  22. 450 ftBear left onto Mulligan, heading S.
  23. 0.1 miBear right onto Massachusetts Central Rail Trail, heading NE.
  24. 250 ftContinue straight onto Blood Donor / Night Owl, heading SW.
  25. 50 ftContinue straight onto Massachusetts Central Rail Trail, heading SE.
  26. 450 ftBear left onto The Wedge/Ridge Line, heading SW.
  27. 450 ftContinue straight onto Massachusetts Central Rail Trail, heading S.
  28. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  29. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  30. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  31. 150 ftSharp left onto Out of Bounds, heading SE.
  32. 100 ftSharp right onto Crankie Caddie, heading SE.
  33. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  34. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  35. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  36. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  37. 50 ftArrive 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-ghost-train-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

31% dirt69% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F61°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity86%
Rained 3.1″ yesterday (5.7″ 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° 51%
Fri 93°70° 39%
Sat 92°69° 40%
Sun 93°65° 15%
Mon 93°69° 19%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:38 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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