Gospel Hill & Mass Central Rail Trail via Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Chestnut Well near Gleasondale Station, MA. The route reaches Gospel Hill. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi177 – 220 ft2.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.39689, -71.51584
Nearest town Gleasondale Station, MA
Directions
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Gospel Hill & Mass Central Rail Trail via Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside
2.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 55 min
Elevation 178–221 ft
Out & Back · Chestnut Well
Trailhead: 42.39689, -71.51584
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 61°F / low 49° · precip 53% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Mass Central Rail Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miPass Gospel Hill.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miReach Gospel Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
81% paved19% unspecified
Weather
DrizzleTemperature 61°F49°
Precip53%Wind3 mphUV1Humidity94%
Rained 2.7″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:49 PM
Mon
66°54°
57%
Tue
60°47°
Wed
62°45°
Thu
64°43°
Fri
62°48°
35%
Sat
59°51°
43%
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