Marlborough-Sudbury State Forest

Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside

2.5 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 51 min

Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Marlborough-Sudbury State Forest near Gleasondale Station, MA. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi187 – 236 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.39053, -71.49547
Nearest town Gleasondale Station, MA

Directions

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Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside

2.5 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 51 min

Elevation 186–237 ft

Out & Back · Marlborough-Sudbury State Forest

Trailhead: 42.39053, -71.49547

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside, heading S.
  3. 1.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 1.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 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 surface

83% paved8% dirt9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:35 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM — 7 min before dark.

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