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Ware River Watershed

Wax Factory Pond via Ware River Rail Trail

14.5 mi · ▲ 508 ft · 5 hr 5 min

Wax Factory Pond via Ware River Rail Trail is a 14.5-mile out-and-back in Ware River Watershed near Williamsville, MA. The route reaches Wax Factory Pond at the turnaround, 7.3 miles in. It climbs 508 ft. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi715 – 1,135 ft14.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.50120, -72.09724
Nearest town Williamsville, MA
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Wax Factory Pond via Ware River Rail Trail

14.5 mi · ▲ 508 ft · 5 hr 5 min

Elevation 716–1,134 ft

Out & Back · Ware River Watershed

Trailhead: 42.50120, -72.09724

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.7 miBear right onto Ware River Rail Trail, heading SE.
  3. 4.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 2.2 miReach Wax Factory Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 2.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 4.4 miBear left, heading W.
  8. 0.7 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/wax-factory-pond-wax-factory-pond-out-back-23-km

Trail surface

57% dirt43% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:44 AMSunset 8:06 PM

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