Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge
Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside
4.7 mi · ▲ 58 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge near Lower Village, MA. It is mostly level, with 58 ft of elevation gain. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside
4.7 mi · ▲ 58 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Elevation 187–247 ft
Out & Back · Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge
Trailhead: 42.40356, -71.49146
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Patrol Road, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 300 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 400 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Fisher Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside, heading S.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Fisher Trail, heading S.
- 1 miBear left, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Patrol Road, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:02 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside
- 2.8 mi · out & back · via Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside
- 2.8 mi · out & back · via Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside
- 2.8 mi · out & back · via Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside
- 3 mi · out & back · via Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside
More from this trailhead
- Fisher Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Fisher Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Rice Tavern Foundation–Voss Pond, 6 sights 6.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside 4.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Tri-Town Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Patrol Road 2.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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