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Piper Farm & Massachusetts Central Rail Trail

2 mi · ▲ 33 ft · 41 min

Piper Farm & Massachusetts Central Rail Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back near Highland Glen Estates, MA. The route reaches Piper Farm at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 33 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi430 – 482 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Massachusetts Central Rail Trail 42.28595, -72.41965
Nearest town Highland Glen Estates, MA
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Piper Farm & Massachusetts Central Rail Trail

2 mi · ▲ 33 ft · 41 min

Elevation 431–484 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Massachusetts Central Rail Trail · 42.28595, -72.41965

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Massachusetts Central Rail Trail, heading SW.
  2. 1 miBear right, heading SE.
  3. 350 ftReach Piper Farm, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/piper-farm-massachusetts-central-rail-trail-out-back-3-km

Trail surface

88% dirt12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:15 PM — 6 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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