Piper Farm via Massachusetts Central Rail Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Belchertown, MA. The route reaches Piper Farm. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi413 – 472 ft3.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.25336, -72.38912
Nearest town Belchertown, MA
Directions
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Piper Farm via Massachusetts Central Rail Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 414–474 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.25336, -72.38912
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Massachusetts Central Rail Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miPass Piper Farm.
- 0.4 miReach Piper Farm, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 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
100% dirt
Weather
OvercastTemperature 79°F60°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity91%
Rained 2.5″ yesterday (5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Wed
79°63°
Thu
88°67°
51%
Fri
93°70°
39%
Sat
91°69°
39%
Sun
93°65°
15%
Mon
93°69°
19%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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