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.

Elevation

0 mi174 – 246 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.39858, -71.48284
Nearest town Pine Lake, MA

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Patrol Road, heading SE.
  4. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right onto Fisher Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.6 miTurn right onto Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside, heading S.
  12. 50 ftBear left onto Old Concord Road, heading S.
  13. 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
  14. 0.2 miReach Old Concord Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.7 miBear right onto Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fisher Trail, heading NE.
  18. 1 miBear left, heading NE.
  19. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  22. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  23. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftTurn left onto Patrol Road, heading N.
  25. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  26. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  27. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

50% dirt9% paved41% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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