Abutments at Oak Street in Middleton, December 1991.jpg
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Middleton Rail Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Hathorne, MA. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi49 – 102 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Middleton Rail Trail 42.58618, -70.97260
Nearest town Hathorne, MA

Directions

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Middleton Rail Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 55 min

Elevation 50–101 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Middleton Rail Trail · 42.58618, -70.97260

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start on Middleton Rail Trail, heading NW.
  2. 1.4 miReach Middleton Rail Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:27 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:47 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:15 PM.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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