Fitzgerald's Follies & Ghost Train Loop via Massachusetts Central Rail Trail is a 2.5-mile loop near Belchertown, 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 mi387 – 446 ft2.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.25336, -72.38912
Nearest town Belchertown, MA
Directions
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Fitzgerald's Follies & Ghost Train Loop via Massachusetts Central Rail Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 52 min
Elevation 388–446 ft
Loop
Trailhead: 42.25336, -72.38912
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 450 ftSharp right onto Massachusetts Central Rail Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Ghost Train, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Fitzgerald's Follies, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Ghost Train, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Massachusetts Central Rail Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
44% dirt56% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 79°F60°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity91%
Rained 2.5″ yesterday (5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Wed
79°63°
Thu
88°67°
51%
Fri
93°70°
39%
Sat
91°69°
39%
Sun
93°65°
15%
Mon
93°69°
19%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 6.6 mi · out & back · via Massachusetts Central Rail Trail
- 6.1 mi · out & back · via Massachusetts Central Rail Trail
- 6.4 mi · out & back · via Massachusetts Central Rail Trail
- 1.9 mi · out & back · via Massachusetts Central Rail Trail
- 4.2 mi · out & back · via Massachusetts Central Rail Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Massachusetts Central Rail Trail
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