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Fitzgerald's Follies & Ghost Train Loop via Massachusetts Central Rail Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 52 min

Fitzgerald's Follies & Ghost Train Loop via Massachusetts Central Rail Trail is a 2.5-mile loop near Belchertown, MA. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi387 – 446 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.25336, -72.38912
Nearest town Belchertown, MA
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Fitzgerald's Follies & Ghost Train Loop via Massachusetts Central Rail Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 52 min

Elevation 388–446 ft

Loop

Trailhead: 42.25336, -72.38912

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 450 ftSharp right onto Massachusetts Central Rail Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftSharp right onto Ghost Train, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  6. 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftSharp left onto Fitzgerald's Follies, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ghost Train, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 0.3 miSharp left onto Massachusetts Central Rail Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 250 ftThe loop closes 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/fitzgeralds-follies-loop

Trail surface

44% dirt56% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:52 PM

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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