Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Marlborough-Sudbury State Forest near Gleasondale Station, MA. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi187 – 308 ft4.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.38262, -71.50627
Nearest town Gleasondale Station, MA
Directions
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Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside
3.7 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Elevation 186–309 ft
Out & Back · Marlborough-Sudbury State Forest
Trailhead: 42.38262, -71.50627
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 300 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 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 surface
65% paved8% dirt27% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
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- 3.4 mi · out & back · via Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside
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