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Wachusett Reservoir Watershed

Mass Central Rail Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 310 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Mass Central Rail Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Wachusett Reservoir Watershed near Oakdale, MA. It climbs 310 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi420 – 650 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.38881, -71.80488
Nearest town Oakdale, MA
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Mass Central Rail Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 310 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Elevation 421–651 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. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  7. 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
  8. 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
  9. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  12. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  13. 350 ftBear right, heading W.
  14. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  17. 1.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 350 ftArrive 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/mass-central-rail-trail-out-back-7-km-235e

Trail surface

50% dirt22% gravel28% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:43 AMSunset 8:05 PM

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