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Marlborough-Sudbury State Forest

Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside

4.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Marlborough-Sudbury State Forest near Gleasondale Station, MA. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi180 – 220 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

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

4.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Elevation 179–219 ft

Out & Back · Marlborough-Sudbury State 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. 1.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 300 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  6. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  7. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
  11. 1.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftArrive 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/gospel-hill-out-back-10-km-83ed

Trail surface

90% paved6% dirt4% 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 7:12 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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