Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge
Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside
5.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge near Pine Lake, MA. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside
5.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Elevation 172–237 ft
Out & Back · Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge
Trailhead: Pipeline Pass · 42.36963, -71.47843
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
- Start on Pipeline Pass, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Ocean By-Pass, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Fisher Trail, heading N.
- 1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Patrol Road, heading NW.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Fisher Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Pipeline Pass, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
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