Mass Central Rail Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Mass Central Rail Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Ware River Watershed near Coldbrook Springs, MA. It is mostly level, with 142 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mass Central Rail Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Elevation 817–901 ft
Out & Back · Ware River Watershed
Trailhead: 42.38288, -72.02315
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn left onto Mass Central Rail Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Midstate Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Mass Central Rail Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.9 miArrive 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:29 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:49 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:17 PM.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.2 mi · out & back · via Mass Central Rail Trail
- 2.2 mi · out & back · via Mass Central Rail Trail
- 2.3 mi · out & back · via Mass Central Rail Trail
- 2.3 mi · loop · via Mass Central Rail Trail
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Mass Central Rail Trail
- 2.7 mi · out & back · via Mass Central Rail Trail
- 3 mi · out & back · via Mass Central Rail Trail
- 3.1 mi · out & back · via Mass Central Rail Trail
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