Mass Central Rail Trail—Wayside
| Mass Central Rail Trail—Wayside | |
|---|---|
Mass Central Rail Trail—Wayside at former East Sudbury station site, a portion of the 7.6 mile Sudbury to Hudson build. May 2025 | |
| Length | 16 miles (26 km) open, 23 miles (37 km) when complete |
| Location | Waltham, Massachusetts to Berlin, Massachusetts |
| Established | 2010 DCR lease for construction signed, 2014 first MCRT—Wayside section built |
| Use | Hiking, bicycling, inline skating, wheelchairs, strollers, cross-country skiing, horseback riding |
| Difficulty | Easy |
| Season | Year-round |
| Surface | Paved, stone dust (to be paved), unimproved |
| Right of way | MBTA owned, former Massachusetts Central Railroad and later Central Mass Branch |
| Maintained by | Department of Conservation and Recreation |
| Website | mass masscentralrailtrail |
| Trail map | |
DCR's Mass Central Rail Trail—Wayside in progress Purple: In Design Green: Complete | |
The Mass Central Rail Trail—Wayside (MCRT—Wayside) is a partially completed, 23-mile (37 km) rail trail in Waltham, Weston, Wayland, Sudbury, Marlborough, Hudson, Stow, Bolton, and Berlin, Massachusetts. The trail is a Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) state park along the right-of-way (ROW) of the former Massachusetts Central Railroad and later, former MBTA Central Mass Branch. The MCRT—Wayside currently has 16 miles (26 km) open, and the remaining miles are in design. The MCRT—Wayside is part of the 104-mile (167 km) Mass Central Rail Trail between Boston and Northampton.