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Rindge Town Forest

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.

Elevation

0 mi1,034 – 1,155 ft7.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.69836, -72.04992
Nearest town Winchendon, MA
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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 Aug 4: Clear, high 78°F / low 59° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

Transit-accessible: Ready Drive stop 734 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Monadnock Recreational Rail Trail, heading N.
  2. 2.3 miSharp left onto Tetreault Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
  4. 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right onto Homestead Lane, heading W.
  7. 0.5 miReach Tetreault Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 450 ftSharp right onto Tetreault Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.4 miSharp right onto Monadnock Recreational Rail Trail, heading S.
  13. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/monadnock-recreational-rail-trail-out-back-13-km-ab06

Trail surface

71% dirt29% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 78°F59°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity74%
Rained 2.1″ yesterday (4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 5:44 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Wed 79°60°
Thu 85°66° 53%
Fri 90°68° 34%
Sat 87°67° 36%
Sun 91°65°
Mon 87°67° 16%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.9 mi in (~98 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Ready Drive stop 734 m from the trailhead

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