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Ashland State Park

Ashland Reservoir & Ashland State Park Beach

6.3 mi · ▲ 145 ft · 2 hr 10 min

Ashland Reservoir & Ashland State Park Beach is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Ashland State Park near Camp Bob White, MA. The route passes Ashland Reservoir and Ashland State Park Beach. It is mostly level, with 145 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi213 – 302 ft6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.22566, -71.46935
Nearest town Camp Bob White, MA
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Ashland Reservoir & Ashland State Park Beach

6.3 mi · ▲ 145 ft · 2 hr 10 min

Elevation 212–302 ft

Out & Back · Ashland State Park

Trailhead: 42.22566, -71.46935

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
  3. 0.6 miPass Ashland Reservoir.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 450 ftPass Ashland State Park Beach.
  8. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 150 ftReach Ashland Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  19. 1.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 0.6 miSharp left, heading SW.
  21. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/ashland-state-park-beach-ashland-reservoir-out-back-10-km-c1a0

Trail surface

62% dirt38% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F62°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity73%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday (1.3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Wed 83°64°
Thu 88°70° 33%
Fri 95°71° 29%
Sat 92°70° 35%
Sun 95°67° 15%
Mon 93°72° 16%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:42 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM — 15 min before dark.

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