Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge
Old Concord Road via Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside
5.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Old Concord Road via Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge near Pine Lake, MA. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Old Concord Road via Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside
5.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Elevation 175–247 ft
Out & Back · Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge
Trailhead: 42.39858, -71.48284
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Patrol Road, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Fisher Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Old Concord Road, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach Old Concord Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Fisher Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Patrol Road, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside
- 2.8 mi · out & back · via Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside
- 2.8 mi · out & back · via Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside
- 2.8 mi · out & back · via Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside
- 3 mi · out & back · via Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside
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