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Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge

Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside

6.5 mi · ▲ 106 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge near Pine Lake, MA. It is mostly level, with 106 ft of elevation gain. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi167 – 236 ft7.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.36616, -71.47251
Nearest town Pine Lake, MA
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Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside

6.5 mi · ▲ 106 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Elevation 169–237 ft

Out & Back · Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge

Trailhead: 42.36616, -71.47251

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 150 ftTurn right onto Pipeline Pass, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miBear left onto Ocean By-Pass, heading NE.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right onto Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fisher Trail, heading N.
  12. 1 miBear left, heading NE.
  13. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto Patrol Road, heading NW.
  16. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
  20. 0.5 miTurn right onto Fisher Trail, heading SW.
  21. 0.6 miTurn right onto Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside, heading SW.
  22. 50 ftTurn left onto Pipeline Pass, heading SW.
  23. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  24. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  25. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  26. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  27. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  28. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  29. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mass-central-rail-trail-wayside-out-back-10-km-0423

Trail surface

44% dirt7% paved49% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:43 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:03 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:35 PM.

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