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Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside (proposed) is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near South Sudbury, MA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi118 – 141 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside 42.36159, -71.41801
Nearest town South Sudbury, MA

Directions

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Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside (proposed)

4.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 117–143 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside · 42.36159, -71.41801

Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 62°F / low 48° · precip 51% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:48 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside (proposed), heading SE.
  2. 2.5 miReach Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside (proposed), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 2.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

41% paved1% boardwalk58% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 62°F48°
Precip51%Wind3 mphUV1Humidity92%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (1.6″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45° 3 AM: 2% rain4 AM: 1% rain5 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 7% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 3% rain9 AM: 7% rain10 AM: 6% rain11 AM: 18% rain12 PM: 31% rain1 PM: 40% rain2 PM: 47% rain3 PM: 51% rain4 PM: 41% rain5 PM: 29% rain6 PM: 40% rain7 PM: 32% rain8 PM: 31% rain9 PM: 23% rain10 PM: 36% rain11 PM: 46% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:48 PM
Mon 67°55° 53%
Tue 60°50°
Wed 62°49°
Thu 64°45° 15%
Fri 62°50° 35%
Sat 59°51° 45%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:16 PM — 0 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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