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Patrol Road–Track Road, 3 sights is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge near Gleasondale, MA. It is mostly level, with 87 ft of elevation gain. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi180 – 299 ft6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Track Road 42.41178, -71.50748
Nearest town Gleasondale, MA

Directions

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Patrol Road–Track Road, 3 sights

6.2 mi · ▲ 87 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Elevation 179–300 ft

Out & Back · Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge

Trailhead: Track Road · 42.41178, -71.50748

Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 61°F / low 49° · precip 54% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Track Road, heading NE.
  2. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Patrol Road, heading NE.
  5. 1.1 miTurn right onto White Pond Road, heading S.
  6. 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 150 ftTurn right onto Towhee Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miSharp right onto Petapawag Trail, heading W.
  9. 450 ftTurn left onto White Pond Road, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto Patrol Road, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  12. 100 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  13. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 0.5 miTurn left onto Track Road, heading NW.
  16. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

50% dirt50% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 61°F49°
Precip54%Wind3 mphUV1Humidity94%
Rained 2.7″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45° 3 AM: 1% rain5 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 6% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 3% rain9 AM: 8% rain10 AM: 6% rain11 AM: 22% rain12 PM: 35% rain1 PM: 43% rain2 PM: 49% rain3 PM: 54% rain4 PM: 39% rain5 PM: 33% rain6 PM: 53% rain7 PM: 41% rain8 PM: 36% rain9 PM: 34% rain10 PM: 41% rain11 PM: 38% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:49 PM
Mon 67°56° 45%
Tue 61°46°
Wed 62°44°
Thu 63°41°
Fri 63°48° 35%
Sat 60°51° 43%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 5:44 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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