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Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge

Track Road/Assabet River Rail Trail Easement Viewpoint–Old Concord Road, 4 sights

9.1 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 3 hr 7 min

Track Road/Assabet River Rail Trail Easement Viewpoint–Old Concord Road, 4 sights is a 9.1-mile out-and-back in Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge near Gleasondale Station, MA. The route reaches Track Road/Assabet River Rail Trail Easement Viewpoint at the turnaround, 4.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 168 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi174 – 246 ft9.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Concord Road 42.37570, -71.49305
Nearest town Gleasondale Station, MA
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Track Road/Assabet River Rail Trail Easement Viewpoint–Old Concord Road, 4 sights

9.1 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 3 hr 7 min

Elevation 175–247 ft

Out & Back · Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge

Trailhead: Old Concord Road · 42.37570, -71.49305

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Old Concord Road, heading E.
  2. 0.9 miBear right onto Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fisher Trail, heading N.
  5. 1 miBear left, heading NE.
  6. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  10. 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 100 ftTurn left onto Patrol Road, heading SW.
  12. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  14. 1.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 0.5 miSharp right onto Track Road, heading NW.
  17. 400 ftContinue straight onto Track Road/Assabet River Rail Trail Easement, heading NE.
  18. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 50 ftReach Track Road/Assabet River Rail Trail Easement Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Track Road, heading E.
  21. 400 ftSharp left, heading W.
  22. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  24. 1.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 100 ftTurn right onto Patrol Road, heading SE.
  26. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  28. 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
  29. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  30. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  31. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  32. 0.5 miTurn right onto Fisher Trail, heading S.
  33. 0.6 miTurn right onto Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside, heading SW.
  34. 50 ftBear left onto Old Concord Road, heading SW.
  35. 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/ocean-by-pass-track-road-out-back-15-km

Trail surface

73% dirt5% paved22% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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