Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge
Track Road/Assabet River Rail Trail Easement Viewpoint–Track Road/Assabet River Rail Trail Easement, 3 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Track Road/Assabet River Rail Trail Easement Viewpoint–Track Road/Assabet River Rail Trail Easement, 3 sights is a 4.9-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, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 27/100 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
4.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 175–248 ft
Out & Back · Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge
Trailhead: connector · 42.39510, -71.47382
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 500 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Patrol Road, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Track Road, heading NW.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Track Road/Assabet River Rail Trail Easement, heading NW.
- 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.
- 400 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Patrol Road, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive 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 7:43 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:03 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:35 PM.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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