Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge
Track Road/Assabet River Rail Trail Easement Viewpoint–Track Road/Assabet River Rail Trail Easement, 3 sights
3.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Track Road/Assabet River Rail Trail Easement Viewpoint–Track Road/Assabet River Rail Trail Easement, 3 sights is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge near Pine Lake, MA. The route reaches Track Road/Assabet River Rail Trail Easement Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Track Road/Assabet River Rail Trail Easement Viewpoint–Track Road/Assabet River Rail Trail Easement, 3 sights
3.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Elevation 175–210 ft
Out & Back · Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge
Trailhead: 42.39858, -71.48284
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Track Road, heading NE.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Track Road/Assabet River Rail Trail Easement, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Track Road/Assabet River Rail Trail Easement Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Track Road, heading W.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:27 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:47 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:15 PM.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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