Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge
Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside
3.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge near Pine Lake, MA. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside
3.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Elevation 175–199 ft
Out & Back · Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge
Trailhead: 42.38423, -71.46388
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Fisher Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Sweet Fern Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Fisher Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside, heading W.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Fisher Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Sweet Fern Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Fisher Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:40 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM — 13 min before dark.
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More from this trailhead
- Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside 3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Fisher Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Fisher Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Fisher Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Fisher Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Fisher Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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