Muddy Pond via Mass Central Rail Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Muddy Pond via Mass Central Rail Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Ware River Watershed near Coldbrook Springs, MA. The route reaches Muddy Pond at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 114 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Muddy Pond via Mass Central Rail Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Elevation 720–841 ft
Out & Back · Ware River Watershed
Trailhead: Mass Central Rail Trail · 42.39003, -72.04674
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mass Central Rail Trail, heading E.
- 1.7 miPass Muddy Pond.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftReach Muddy Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:09 PM — 10 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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