Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge

Old Concord Road via Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside

2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 52 min

Old Concord Road via Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge near Pine Lake, MA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi180 – 203 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.39568, -71.46871
Nearest town Pine Lake, MA

Directions

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Old Concord Road via Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside

2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 52 min

Elevation 182–203 ft

Out & Back · Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge

Trailhead: 42.39568, -71.46871

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 350 ftBear right, heading S.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right onto Fisher Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right onto Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Old Concord Road, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miReach Old Concord Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.2 miBear right onto Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fisher Trail, heading NE.
  11. 1 miBear left, heading NE.
  12. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

60% dirt17% paved23% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:36 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM — 9 min before dark.

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