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 Aug 4: Mostly clear, high 81°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:08 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
Mostly clearTemperature 81°F62°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity85%
Rained 3.3″ yesterday (4.9″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:08 PM
Wed
81°63°
Thu
88°67°
60%
Fri
93°70°
38%
Sat
91°69°
38%
Sun
94°66°
Mon
92°68°
17%
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Farren Care Cntr stop 163 m from the trailhead
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