North Central Pathway
8.9 mi · ▲ 340 ft · 3 hr 8 min
North Central Pathway is an 8.9-mile out-and-back in Gardner Water Supply Land near Gardner, MA. It climbs 340 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,030 – 1,181 ft9.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Calvin Coolidge 42.61063, -72.00128
Nearest town Gardner, MA
Directions
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North Central Pathway
8.9 mi · ▲ 340 ft · 3 hr 8 min
Elevation 1,029–1,180 ft
Out & Back · Gardner Water Supply Land
Trailhead: Calvin Coolidge · 42.61063, -72.00128
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 77°F / low 59° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Calvin Coolidge, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Calvin Coolidge Outlet to Rail Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Heywood Branch, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto North Central Pathway, heading N.
- 2.2 miTurn left onto Commercial Drive, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto North Central Pathway, heading NE.
- 1 miReach North Central Pathway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn left onto Commercial Drive, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto North Central Pathway, heading S.
- 2.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Heywood Branch, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Calvin Coolidge Outlet to Rail Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Calvin Coolidge, heading N.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
72% paved25% dirt3% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 77°F59°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity82%
Rained 2″ yesterday (5.1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 5:44 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed
79°60°
Thu
86°67°
51%
Fri
90°68°
35%
Sat
89°67°
36%
Sun
90°65°
Mon
87°69°
17%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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