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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 Aug 4: sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:07 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

Sunrise 5:46 AMSunset 8:07 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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