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Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge

Desert Trail & Old Concord Road via Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside

3.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Desert Trail & Old Concord Road via Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge near Pine Lake, MA. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi167 – 240 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.39241, -71.46401
Nearest town Pine Lake, MA
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Desert Trail & Old Concord Road via Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside

3.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Elevation 168–239 ft

Out & Back · Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge

Trailhead: 42.39241, -71.46401

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:47 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left onto Fisher Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miSharp right onto Sweet Fern Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Mink Link Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left onto Fisher Trail, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 150 ftTurn right onto Desert Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.4 miSharp right onto Old Concord Road, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miBear right onto Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fisher Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miArrive 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/desert-trail-old-concord-road-out-back-5-km-7e9f

Trail surface

82% dirt17% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 6:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:04 PM — 11 min before dark.

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