Marsh Lane
3.1 mi · ▲ 231 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Marsh Lane is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Ware River Watershed near Coldbrook Springs, MA. It is mostly level, with 231 ft of elevation gain. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Marsh Lane
3.1 mi · ▲ 231 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Elevation 720–948 ft
Out & Back · Ware River Watershed
Trailhead: Mass Central Rail Trail · 42.38467, -72.03649
Weather Sep 21: Light drizzle, high 65°F / low 52° · precip 22% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mass Central Rail Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Marsh Lane, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Marsh Lane, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Mass Central Rail Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 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 1.5 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 5:47 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Mass Central Rail Trail Trailhead
- Long Pond–Thayer Pond, 5 lakes 9.7 mi · ▲ 229 ft
- Ware river via Mass Central Rail Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 112 ft
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