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Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge

Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside

2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 42 min

Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge near Pine Lake, MA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi187 – 197 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.39457, -71.46787
Nearest town Pine Lake, MA
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Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside

2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 42 min

Elevation 187–198 ft

Out & Back · Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge

Trailhead: 42.39457, -71.46787

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right onto Fisher Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right onto Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fisher Trail, heading S.
  7. 1 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/mass-central-rail-trail-wayside-out-back-3-km-e5fc

Trail surface

56% dirt22% paved22% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:38 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM — 11 min before dark.

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