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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Mass Central Rail Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.5 miReach Mass Central Rail Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 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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