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Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge

Harry's Way–Pine Garden Trail, 4 sights

7.5 mi · ▲ 115 ft · 2 hr 33 min

Harry's Way–Pine Garden Trail, 4 sights is a 7.5-mile out-and-back in Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge near Gleasondale, MA. It is mostly level, with 115 ft of elevation gain. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi180 – 299 ft7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Track Road 42.41178, -71.50748
Nearest town Gleasondale, MA
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Harry's Way–Pine Garden Trail, 4 sights

7.5 mi · ▲ 115 ft · 2 hr 33 min

Elevation 179–300 ft

Out & Back · Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge

Trailhead: Track Road · 42.41178, -71.50748

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Track Road, heading NE.
  2. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Patrol Road, heading NE.
  5. 1.1 miBear right, heading E.
  6. 150 ftTurn right onto White Pond Road, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left onto Harry's Way, heading SE.
  8. 0.9 miTurn right onto Tri-Town Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Pine Garden Trail, heading S.
  10. 150 ftBear left onto Tri-Town Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right onto Powerline Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right onto Patrol Road, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 1.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 0.5 miTurn left onto Track Road, heading NW.
  18. 0.6 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-c159

Trail surface

35% dirt65% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.1 mi in (~77 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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