Memorial Forest

Ocean By-Pass & Plymton Trail via Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside

4.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Ocean By-Pass & Plymton Trail via Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Memorial Forest near Pine Lake, MA. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi157 – 203 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Ocean By-Pass & Plymton Trail via Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside

4.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 159–203 ft

Out & Back · Memorial Forest

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 ftTurn left onto Pipeline Pass, heading S.
  7. 0.6 miTurn left onto Plymton Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.7 miReach Ocean By-Pass, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.7 miTurn right onto Ocean By-Pass, heading W.
  10. 0.6 miTurn right onto Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside, heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fisher Trail, heading N.
  13. 1 miBear left, heading N.
  14. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 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

66% dirt9% paved1% boardwalk24% 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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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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