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Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge

Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside

2.8 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 58 min

Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge near Pine Lake, MA. It is mostly level, with 57 ft of elevation gain. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi187 – 233 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.39508, -71.47161
Nearest town Pine Lake, MA
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Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside

2.8 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 58 min

Elevation 187–232 ft

Out & Back · Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge

Trailhead: 42.39508, -71.47161

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 100 ftTurn right onto Patrol Road, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 350 ftBear right, heading S.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right onto Fisher Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.6 miTurn right onto Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside, heading S.
  8. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fisher Trail, heading S.
  11. 1 miBear left, heading NE.
  12. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  15. 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-5-km-333e

Trail surface

43% dirt17% paved40% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 7:26 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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