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Memorial Forest

Pipeline Pass via Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside

6.3 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Pipeline Pass via Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Memorial Forest near Gleasondale Station, MA. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi174 – 220 ft6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.39299, -71.51468
Nearest town Gleasondale Station, MA
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Pipeline Pass via Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside

6.3 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Elevation 172–219 ft

Out & Back · Memorial Forest

Trailhead: 42.39299, -71.51468

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 400 ftContinue straight onto Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside, heading E.
  4. 2.1 miTurn right onto Pipeline Pass, heading S.
  5. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  6. 0.5 miReach Pipeline Pass, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miBear left onto Ocean By-Pass, heading E.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left onto Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside, heading N.
  10. 2.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/french-road-pond-french-road-pond-out-back-12-km-5bc0

Trail surface

67% paved6% dirt27% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 7:11 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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