Duck Pond & Plymton Trail via Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside
2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 46 min
Duck Pond & Plymton Trail via Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Memorial Forest near Pine Lake, MA. The route reaches Duck Pond at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Duck Pond & Plymton Trail via Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside
2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 46 min
Elevation 159–177 ft
Out & Back · Memorial Forest
Trailhead: Plymton Trail · 42.37130, -71.46238
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Plymton Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Desert Loop Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Brookside Bypass, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach Duck Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Brookside Bypass, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Desert Loop Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Plymton Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 7:27 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM — 0 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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