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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside, heading SE.
- 1.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftArrive 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 0.1 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.
Other ways to reach this destination
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- 2.8 mi · out & back · via Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside
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