Ware River Watershed

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.

Elevation

0 mi817 – 902 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.38288, -72.02315
Nearest town Coldbrook Springs, MA

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 1 miTurn left onto Mass Central Rail Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left onto Midstate Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right onto Mass Central Rail Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 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.

Trail surface

94% dirt6% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:49 PM

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.

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