Homestead Lane & Tetreault Trail via Monadnock Recreational Rail Trail
7.8 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 2 hr 41 min
Homestead Lane & Tetreault Trail via Monadnock Recreational Rail Trail is a 7.8-mile out-and-back in Rindge Town Forest near Winchendon, MA. It is mostly level, with 168 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Homestead Lane & Tetreault Trail via Monadnock Recreational Rail Trail
7.8 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 2 hr 41 min
Elevation 1,032–1,155 ft
Out & Back · Rindge Town Forest
Trailhead: 42.69836, -72.04992
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 55°F / low 45° · precip 61% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Transit-accessible: Ready Drive stop 734 m from the trailhead
- Start on Monadnock Recreational Rail Trail, heading N.
- 2.3 miSharp left onto Tetreault Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Homestead Lane, heading W.
- 0.5 miReach Tetreault Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 450 ftSharp right onto Tetreault Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Monadnock Recreational Rail Trail, heading S.
- 2.3 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.9 mi in (~98 min). Leave by 4:53 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Transit-accessible: Ready Drive stop 734 m from the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Monadnock Recreational Rail Trail 7.7 mi · ▲ 84 ft
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