Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge
Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside
3.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge near Gleasondale Station, MA. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside
3.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Elevation 157–233 ft
Out & Back · Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge
Trailhead: 42.38862, -71.49600
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Fisher Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Pitch Pine Trail, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Marsh to Desert Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Pitch Pine Trail, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left onto Fisher Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftArrive 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 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:36 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM — 9 min before dark.
Other ways to reach this destination
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