Wachusett Reservoir Watershed

Canada Mills Trail via Mass Central Rail Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Canada Mills Trail via Mass Central Rail Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Wachusett Reservoir Watershed near Oakdale, MA. It is mostly level, with 141 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi420 – 558 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.38881, -71.80488
Nearest town Oakdale, MA

Directions

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Canada Mills Trail via Mass Central Rail Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 421–559 ft

Out & Back · Wachusett Reservoir Watershed

Trailhead: 42.38881, -71.80488

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 450 ftTurn right onto Mass Central Rail Trail, heading W.
  3. 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.6 miTurn left onto Canada Mills Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.5 miReach Canada Mills Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right onto Mass Central Rail Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 1.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

86% dirt7% gravel7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:43 AMSunset 8:05 PM

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