AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Georgetown-Byfield Rail Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Georgetown-Byfield Rail Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back near Georgetown, MA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi66 – 92 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.74302, -70.97296
Nearest town Georgetown, MA
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Georgetown-Byfield Rail Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 67–92 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.74302, -70.97296

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Georgetown-Byfield Rail Trail, heading SW.
  4. 1.7 miReach Georgetown-Byfield Rail Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/georgetown-byfield-rail-trail-out-back-8-km-7c0b

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 5:39 AMSunset 8:02 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 7:28 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM — 2 min before dark.

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