Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge

Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside

2.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 56 min

Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge near Pine Lake, MA. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi180 – 240 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.39241, -71.46401
Nearest town Pine Lake, MA

Directions

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Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside

2.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 56 min

Elevation 180–239 ft

Out & Back · Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge

Trailhead: 42.39241, -71.46401

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left onto Fisher Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miSharp right onto Sweet Fern Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Fisher Trail, heading W.
  6. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn right onto Fisher Trail, heading SW.
  11. 250 ftContinue straight onto Sweet Fern Trail, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miSharp left onto Fisher Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 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

77% dirt23% paved

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM — 6 min before dark.

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