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Aucoot Woods

Marion Rail Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Marion Rail Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Aucoot Woods near Marion, MA. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi20 – 69 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Marion Rail Trail 41.71655, -70.77321
Nearest town Marion, MA
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Marion Rail Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Elevation 20–69 ft

Out & Back · Aucoot Woods

Trailhead: Marion Rail Trail · 41.71655, -70.77321

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:46 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Marion Rail Trail, heading SW.
  2. 2.4 miReach Marion Rail Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 1.1 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/marion-rail-trail-out-back-9-km-6114

Trail surface

53% dirt47% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 6:46 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:08 PM — 5 min before dark.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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