Wayland Patch 5/23/12: The Present and Future of the Wayland Rail Trail. Paved roads aren't the only way to get from Wayland to a couple of surrounding towns. And the Friends of the Wayland Rail Trail hope that those connections get even better in the coming few years. Larry Kiernan, an organizer with the Friends of the Wayland Rail Trail, explained that the Mass Central Rail Trail spans 104 miles throughout the state. Of those miles, the 26-mile stretch from Waltham to Berlin, passing through Wayland on the way, is currently under the control of the Department of Conservation and Recreation.