Best hikes in Ware River Watershed

Ambleway maps 16 hikes in Ware River Watershed, from a 2.3-mile walk to a 15-mile day out. 15 of them score as wild, staying clear of roads and development for most of the route; the wildest is Prison Camp Fire Road & T6 Trail via Kitchen Fire Road. The biggest climb is Buck Hill Conservation Area–Spencer State Forest, 9 sights, gaining 1,223 ft, and the network tops out at 1,134 ft.

• Prison Camp Fire Road & T6 Trail via Kitchen Fire Road 2.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft
• Bennett Pond 2.4 mi · ▲ 113 ft
• Marsh Lane 2.4 mi · ▲ 229 ft
• Lackey Lane 3.3 mi · ▲ 263 ft
• Granger Road 3.4 mi · ▲ 162 ft
• Long Pond via Midstate Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 296 ft
• Ware river 4.1 mi · ▲ 28 ft
• Midstate Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 435 ft
• Wax Factory Pond 7.4 mi · ▲ 475 ft
• Mass Central Rail Trail 9 mi · ▲ 372 ft
• Sampson's Pebble–Long Pond, 5 sights 9.2 mi · ▲ 844 ft
• Oak Hill–Long Pond, 3 lakes 12.6 mi · ▲ 862 ft
• Ware River Rail Trail 12.8 mi · ▲ 422 ft
• Muddy Pond–Prison Camp Fire Road, 3 sights 13.5 mi · ▲ 453 ft
• Buck Hill Conservation Area–Spencer State Forest, 9 sights 15.4 mi · ▲ 1,223 ft
• Ware river via Mass Central Rail Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 112 ft