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Ware River Watershed

Ware River Rail Trail

6.6 mi · ▲ 488 ft · 2 hr 27 min

Ware River Rail Trail is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Ware River Watershed near Barre Falls, MA. It climbs 488 ft. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi696 – 889 ft6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.43677, -72.04424
Nearest town Barre Falls, MA
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Ware River Rail Trail

6.6 mi · ▲ 488 ft · 2 hr 27 min

Elevation 695–889 ft

Out & Back · Ware River Watershed

Trailhead: 42.43677, -72.04424

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 61° · precip 1% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:17 AM · sunset 7:19 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  3. 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left onto Ware River Rail Trail, heading SE.
  5. 1.5 miSharp right onto Lackey Lane, heading W.
  6. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 300 ftSharp left onto Ware River Rail Trail, heading N.
  8. 1.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 1 miBear left, heading E.
  11. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/ware-river-rail-trail-out-back-8d6b

Trail surface

45% dirt55% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F61°
Precip1%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 0.3″ 3 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:17 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:19 PM
Sat 71°58° 28%
Sun 69°53°
Mon 77°49°
Tue 80°57°
Wed 82°61° 40%
Thu 72°53° 40%

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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