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Depending on the route you take last part of the trail can be considered a moderate hike.

Short bike and walk to a place where I was young and innocent. Spent decades out here on four wheelers and hiking.

A nice part of the trail

The northern section of the Air Line Trail is particularly captivating, featuring an old bridge and the intriguing "Hermit Cave," and culminating at the tri-point marker where Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island meet. This boundary is identified by a 4-foot granite monument (with an additional 5 feet underground) situated in a small hilltop clearing. The marker, 14 inches square with a 6-inch pyramidal top, is inscribed with "MASS 1883" on the north side, "R.I. 1883" on the south, and "CONN" on the west—Connecticut's side lacks a date due to disagreements over the boundary. This monument was installed by a commission from Massachusetts and Rhode Island in late 1883.

This section of the Mass Central Rail Trail passes under the interstate bridge built to cross the Quinapoxet River. There is some greenery surrounding the path, and it looks up towards the bridge way above.

The second-largest water body in Massachusetts, the Wachusett Reservoir is as beautiful as it is huge. It can hold a whopping 65 billion US gallons of water. The Quinapoxet and Stillwater rivers and the Quabbin Aqueduct feed into the reservoir. Bear in mind that camping and swimming isn't allowed in some places around the reservoir.

This trail is part of a planned 104 mile path from Boston to Northampton. It is laid over an old rail bed that was destroyed during a hurricane in 1938. This section is mostly hard packed crushed stone that is great for biking, running and walking. There are some short segments of grassy double track.

Thayer Pond WMA is a 131-acre outdoor playground with the Central Mass Rail Trail running through it. You can enjoy wildlife viewing, hunting, and fishing in this natural landscape. The eastern part of the preserve is home to Thayer Pond, while the western part has a mixed hardwood forest with gray foxes and squirrels. Mill Brook flows through it, where you can spot several beaver impoundments along its banks.