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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Fisher Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Pipeline Pass, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Plymton Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miReach Ocean By-Pass, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Ocean By-Pass, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Fisher Trail, heading N.
- 1 miBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.3 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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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