Connecting track railbed at Holden Junction, September 2024.jpg
Pi.1415926535 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Central Massachusetts Branch is a 2.2-mile out-and-back near Ruralville, MA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi738 – 781 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.38124, -71.88127
Nearest town Ruralville, MA

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Central Massachusetts Branch

2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min

Elevation 740–781 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.38124, -71.88127

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.5 miBear left onto Central Massachusetts Branch, heading NE.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left onto Mass Central Rail Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miReach Central Massachusetts Branch, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Central Massachusetts Branch, heading SW.
  6. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  7. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

34% gravel19% dirt47% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:44 AMSunset 8:05 PM