Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside
5.1 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Memorial Forest near Pine Lake, MA. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside
5.1 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 169–231 ft
Out & Back · Memorial Forest
Trailhead: 42.36616, -71.47251
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Pipeline Pass, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Ocean By-Pass, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Fisher Trail, heading N.
- 1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right onto Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Pipeline Pass, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:43 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:03 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:35 PM.
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