Marlborough-Sudbury State Forest
White Pond & Old Concord Road via Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside
2.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 58 min
White Pond & Old Concord Road via Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Marlborough-Sudbury State Forest near Pine Lake, MA. The route reaches White Pond. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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White Pond & Old Concord Road via Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside
2.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 58 min
Elevation 182–217 ft
Out & Back · Marlborough-Sudbury State Forest
Trailhead: 42.38867, -71.48798
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass White Pond.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside, heading SE.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Old Concord Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach White Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.1 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 1.2 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 7:13 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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