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Chestnut Well

Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside

5.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Chestnut Well near Gleasondale Station, MA. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi177 – 220 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.39636, -71.52007
Nearest town Gleasondale Station, MA
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Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside

5.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 178–219 ft

Out & Back · Chestnut Well

Trailhead: 42.39636, -71.52007

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside, heading E.
  8. 2.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 2.3 miBear left, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  12. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  14. 50 ftArrive 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-5-km-7dfb

Trail surface

82% paved18% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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