Canalside Rail Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Connecticut River Greenway State Park near Montague City, MA. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi118 – 177 ft2.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.58680, -72.57295
Nearest town Montague City, MA
Directions
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Canalside Rail Trail
2 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 42 min
Elevation 117–177 ft
Out & Back · Connecticut River Greenway State Park
Trailhead: 42.58680, -72.57295
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Transit-accessible: Farren Care Cntr stop 163 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Canalside Rail Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miReach Canalside Rail Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 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 surface
68% paved11% boardwalk2% dirt19% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Farren Care Cntr stop 163 m from the trailhead
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