Rattlesnake & Wares Waldo West
3.8 mi · ▲ 410 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Rattlesnake & Wares Waldo West is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Ashby, MA. It climbs 410 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi525 – 830 ft · steepest grade: 19%3.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.65971, -71.78651
Nearest town Ashby, MA
Directions
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Rattlesnake & Wares Waldo West
3.8 mi · ▲ 410 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 526–831 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.65971, -71.78651
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 55°F / low 46° · precip 58% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Rattlesnake, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Friends Trail (Yellow) Dow, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Wares Waldo East, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Wares Waldo West, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Rattlesnake, heading NW.
- 300 ftReach Rattlesnake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 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 surface
15% dirt85% unspecified
Weather
DrizzleTemperature 55°F46°
Precip58%Wind3 mphUV1Humidity98%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (0.5″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:50 PM
Mon
64°49°
34%
Tue
58°43°
Wed
60°41°
Thu
63°40°
Fri
63°46°
34%
Sat
59°49°
38%
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