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Fitzgerald's Follies–For the Animals, 3 sights is a 4.4-mile out-and-back near South Quabbin Villa, MA. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi417 – 456 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.26522, -72.38677
Nearest town South Quabbin Villa, MA

Directions

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Fitzgerald's Follies–For the Animals, 3 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elevation 415–456 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.26522, -72.38677

Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 60°F / low 53° · precip 66% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left onto For the Animals, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
  6. 450 ftBear right onto Fitzgerald's Follies, heading SE.
  7. 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftBear left onto Ghost Train, heading NE.
  9. 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn right onto Massachusetts Central Rail Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.5 miSharp right, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 0.6 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

45% dirt55% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 60°F53°
Precip66%Wind3 mphUV1Humidity94%
Rained 1.2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 1 AM: 2% rain2 AM: 10% rain3 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 1% rain5 AM: 6% rain6 AM: 5% rain7 AM: 12% rain8 AM: 21% rain9 AM: 17% rain10 AM: 38% rain11 AM: 58% rain12 PM: 66% rain1 PM: 50% rain2 PM: 46% rain3 PM: 40% rain4 PM: 55% rain5 PM: 58% rain6 PM: 56% rain7 PM: 48% rain8 PM: 37% rain9 PM: 35% rain10 PM: 32% rain11 PM: 30% rain
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:52 PM
Mon 65°52° 25%
Tue 60°45°
Wed 64°43°
Thu 65°40° 16%
Fri 64°47° 29%
Sat 61°50° 29%

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