Framingham and Lowell Branch & Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside (proposed) is an 8-mile out-and-back near Nobscot, 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 mi118 – 187 ft8.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.35024, -71.43384
Nearest town Nobscot, MA
Directions
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Framingham and Lowell Branch & Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside (proposed)
8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 42 min
Elevation 117–188 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.35024, -71.43384
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Framingham and Lowell Branch, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Mass Central Rail Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside, heading E.
- 2.7 miReach Framingham and Lowell Branch, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.7 miTurn left onto Mass Central Rail Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Framingham and Lowell Branch, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
32% paved68% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Framingham and Lowell Branch 2.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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