Massachusetts trails · Mass Central/MCRT
Mass Central/MCRT
A 9.8-mile out-and-back in Massachusetts, with 533 ft of climbing. Reaches Maple Spring Pond. Managed by Volunteer.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the final third: 48% of the ascent falls between mile 6.5 and mile 9.8. It gives back about 328 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Maple Spring Pond (lake)
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Getting there
Mass Central/MCRT access. 42.38441, -71.90840 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:42 a.m., the sun rises at 6:11 a.m. and sets at 7:23 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:52 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 12 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 19.5-mile round trip takes roughly 7 h 45 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 1:56 p.m. — 5 h 27 min before sunset.
Loop options
- MASS CENTRAL RAIL TRAIL + Mass Central/MCRT — 2.8 mi loop, 151 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Midstate Trail — 8.7 mi
- Blackstone River Bikeway — 10.5 mi
- Coggshall Park — 13.4 mi
- North Central Pathway — 14.0 mi