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Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge

Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside

4.8 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge near Gleasondale Station, MA. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi187 – 236 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.39053, -71.49547
Nearest town Gleasondale Station, MA
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Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside

4.8 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 186–237 ft

Out & Back · Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge

Trailhead: 42.39053, -71.49547

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:47 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside, heading S.
  3. 1.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fisher Trail, heading SE.
  5. 1 miBear left, heading NE.
  6. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 400 ftBear right, heading N.
  10. 1 miTurn right onto Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside, heading S.
  11. 1.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 0.2 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/puffer-pond-puffer-pond-out-back-11-km-34db

Trail surface

54% paved29% dirt17% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 5:34 PM for the 6:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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