French Road Pond via Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside
5 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 43 min
French Road Pond via Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside is a 5-mile out-and-back in Memorial Forest near Pine Lake, MA. The route reaches French Road Pond at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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French Road Pond via Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside
5 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Elevation 169–269 ft
Out & Back · Memorial Forest
Trailhead: 42.39457, -71.46787
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Fisher Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Pipeline Pass, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftReach French Road Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Ocean By-Pass, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Fisher Trail, heading N.
- 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~59 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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