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Memorial Forest

Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside

4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Memorial Forest near Pine Lake, MA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi174 – 203 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pipeline Pass 42.36963, -71.47843
Nearest town Pine Lake, MA
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Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside

4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 172–204 ft

Out & Back · Memorial Forest

Trailhead: Pipeline Pass · 42.36963, -71.47843

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

  1. Start on Pipeline Pass, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miBear left onto Ocean By-Pass, heading N.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right onto Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 100 ftContinue straight onto Fisher Trail, heading N.
  7. 1 miBear left, heading NE.
  8. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 350 ftBear right, heading N.
  12. 1 miTurn right onto Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside, heading S.
  13. 50 ftTurn left onto Pipeline Pass, heading S.
  14. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  15. 0.4 miArrive 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-7-km-e02f

Trail surface

37% dirt11% paved52% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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