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Marlborough-Sudbury State Forest

Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside

4.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Marlborough-Sudbury State Forest near Gleasondale Station, MA. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi177 – 220 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.39689, -71.51584
Nearest town Gleasondale Station, MA
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Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside

4.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 178–219 ft

Out & Back · Marlborough-Sudbury State Forest

Trailhead: 42.39689, -71.51584

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside, heading SE.
  4. 1.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 300 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  6. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 350 ftSharp left, heading N.
  11. 1.6 miBear right, heading NW.
  12. 250 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/duck-pond-duck-pond-out-back-11-km-4346

Trail surface

82% paved6% dirt12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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