Muddy Pond & Marsh Lane via Mass Central Rail Trail
7.7 mi · ▲ 337 ft · 2 hr 44 min
Muddy Pond & Marsh Lane via Mass Central Rail Trail is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in Ware River Watershed near White Hall, MA. The route reaches Muddy Pond. It climbs 337 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Muddy Pond & Marsh Lane via Mass Central Rail Trail
7.7 mi · ▲ 337 ft · 2 hr 44 min
Elevation 720–948 ft
Out & Back · Ware River Watershed
Trailhead: Midstate Trail · 42.36732, -72.00188
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Midstate Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Mass Central Rail Trail, heading W.
- 1 miPass Muddy Pond.
- 1.9 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Marsh Lane, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Muddy Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Mass Central Rail Trail, heading E.
- 2.9 miTurn right onto Midstate Trail, heading S.
- 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 3.8 mi in (~97 min). Leave by 4:54 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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