Marlborough-Sudbury State Forest

Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside

2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 48 min

Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Marlborough-Sudbury State Forest near Gleasondale Station, MA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi187 – 233 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.38862, -71.49600
Nearest town Gleasondale Station, MA

Directions

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Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside

2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 48 min

Elevation 186–233 ft

Out & Back · Marlborough-Sudbury State Forest

Trailhead: 42.38862, -71.49600

Weather Sep 5: Drizzle, high 74°F / low 61° · precip 22% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 7:15 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 500 ftTurn left onto Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside, heading SE.
  4. 1.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 1.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 250 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

88% paved4% dirt8% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 74°F61°
Precip22%Wind4 mphUV4Humidity70%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°60° 11 AM: 3% rain12 PM: 8% rain1 PM: 11% rain2 PM: 11% rain3 PM: 16% rain4 PM: 21% rain5 PM: 20% rain6 PM: 13% rain7 PM: 22% rain8 PM: 9% rain9 PM: 2% rain10 PM: 3% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:15 PM
Sun 72°55°
Mon 79°51°
Tue 81°58°
Wed 71°55° 34%
Thu 73°60° 34%
Fri 71°48°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 PM — 10 min before dark.

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