Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge
Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside
2.8 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 58 min
Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge near Pine Lake, MA. It is mostly level, with 57 ft of elevation gain. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside
2.8 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 58 min
Elevation 187–232 ft
Out & Back · Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge
Trailhead: 42.39508, -71.47161
Weather Sep 5: Drizzle, high 73°F / low 61° · precip 22% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Patrol Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Fisher Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside, heading S.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Fisher Trail, heading S.
- 1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 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 0.6 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside
- 2.8 mi · out & back · via Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside
- 2.8 mi · out & back · via Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside
- 3 mi · out & back · via Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside
- 3.2 mi · out & back · via Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside
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- Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside 2.9 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Hill Trail & Pine Garden Trail via Tri-Town Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Fisher Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- Fisher Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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