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
Directions
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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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 59° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Ware River Rail Trail, heading SE.
- 1.5 miSharp right onto Lackey Lane, heading W.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 300 ftSharp left onto Ware River Rail Trail, heading N.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1 miBear left, heading E.
- 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 surface
45% dirt55% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 78°F59°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity90%
Rained 2.4″ yesterday (4.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 5:44 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed
79°59°
Thu
86°67°
48%
Fri
92°69°
36%
Sat
90°69°
38%
Sun
91°66°
Mon
89°69°
17%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Wax Factory Pond 7.4 mi · ▲ 475 ft
- Lackey Lane via Ware River Rail Trail 9.3 mi · ▲ 684 ft
- Ware river 11.9 mi · ▲ 569 ft
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