Track Road & White Pond Road via Patrol Road is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge near Gleasondale, MA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi180 – 210 ft4.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Track Road 42.41178, -71.50748
Nearest town Gleasondale, MA
Directions
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Track Road & White Pond Road via Patrol Road
4.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 179–209 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
- Start on Track Road, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading N.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Patrol Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto White Pond Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Petapawag Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftReach Track Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn left onto White Pond Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Patrol Road, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Track Road, heading N.
- 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 surface
94% dirt6% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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