Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Chestnut Well near Gleasondale Station, MA. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi177 – 220 ft5.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.39636, -71.52007
Nearest town Gleasondale Station, MA
Directions
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Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside
5.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Elevation 178–219 ft
Out & Back · Chestnut Well
Trailhead: 42.39636, -71.52007
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 300 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 1.6 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 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
77% paved5% dirt18% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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