Wachusett Reservoir Watershed

Mass Central Rail Trail

8.9 mi · ▲ 533 ft · 3 hr 14 min

Mass Central Rail Trail is an 8.9-mile out-and-back in Wachusett Reservoir Watershed near Oakdale, MA. It climbs 533 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi420 – 761 ft9.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.38881, -71.80488
Nearest town Oakdale, MA

Directions

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Mass Central Rail Trail

8.9 mi · ▲ 533 ft · 3 hr 14 min

Elevation 421–763 ft

Out & Back · Wachusett Reservoir Watershed

Trailhead: 42.38881, -71.80488

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 450 ftTurn right onto Mass Central Rail Trail, heading W.
  3. 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 1.5 miReach Mass Central Rail Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 1.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 1.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

90% dirt5% gravel5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:43 AMSunset 8:05 PM

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