Duck Pond via Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Hopbrook Marsh Conservation Land near South Sudbury, MA. The route reaches Duck Pond at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi135 – 197 ft4.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mass Central Rail Trail 42.36326, -71.42270
Nearest town South Sudbury, MA
Directions
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Duck Pond via Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside
4.4 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 135–197 ft
Out & Back · Hopbrook Marsh Conservation Land
Trailhead: Mass Central Rail Trail · 42.36326, -71.42270
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside, heading NW.
- 2 miPass Duck Pond.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftReach Duck Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 2.1 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
91% paved4% dirt5% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 7:27 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM — 1 min before dark.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Duck Pond & Old Pine Trail via Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside 4.6 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside (proposed) 5.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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