Old Concord Road & Plymton Trail via Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside
4.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Old Concord Road & Plymton Trail via Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Desert Conservation Land near Gleasondale Station, MA. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Old Concord Road & Plymton Trail via Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside
4.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Elevation 175–237 ft
Out & Back · Desert Conservation Land
Trailhead: 42.39053, -71.49547
Weather Sep 5: Fog, high 83°F / low 64° · precip 4% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 7:17 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 300 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Old Concord Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Plymton Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miReach Old Concord Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Old Concord Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:37 PM — 9 min before dark.
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