Ware river & Lackey Lane via Ware River Rail Trail is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Ware River Watershed near Barre Falls, MA. The route reaches Ware river at the turnaround, 3.6 miles in. It climbs 295 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi656 – 853 ft7.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Midstate Trail 42.42980, -72.02445
Nearest town Barre Falls, MA
Directions
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Ware river & Lackey Lane via Ware River Rail Trail
7.2 mi · ▲ 295 ft · 2 hr 33 min
Elevation 657–853 ft
Out & Back · Ware River Watershed
Trailhead: Midstate Trail · 42.42980, -72.02445
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start on Midstate Trail, heading SW.
- 1.6 miTurn left onto Ware River Rail Trail, heading S.
- 2 miReach Ware river, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2 miTurn right onto Lackey Lane, heading E.
- 1.6 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
62% dirt38% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:51 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:15 PM — 4 min before dark.
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- Lackey Lane 3.3 mi · ▲ 263 ft
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