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Quabbin Reservoir Reservation

Barnes Road–Blake Road, 5 sights

5.9 mi · ▲ 377 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Barnes Road–Blake Road, 5 sights is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Quabbin Reservoir Reservation near North Prescott, MA. It climbs 377 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi659 – 968 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: North Prescott Road 42.45634, -72.34376
Nearest town North Prescott, MA
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Barnes Road–Blake Road, 5 sights

5.9 mi · ▲ 377 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Elevation 658–968 ft

Out & Back · Quabbin Reservoir Reservation

Trailhead: North Prescott Road · 42.45634, -72.34376

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

  1. Start on North Prescott Road, heading S.
  2. 2 miBear right onto Barnes Road, heading S.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right onto Prescott Shutesbury Road, heading NW.
  4. 1 miTurn right onto Fish Hill Road, heading NE.
  5. 1.1 miTurn right onto North Prescott Road, heading S.
  6. 350 ftTurn left onto Patterson Road, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left onto Blake Road, heading N.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right onto North Prescott Road, heading N.
  9. 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/barnes-road-blake-road-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F63°
Precip0%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity74%
Rained 1.4″ yesterday (4.3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Wed 79°63°
Thu 89°65° 56%
Fri 92°68° 39%
Sat 88°68° 40%
Sun 93°67°
Mon 89°68° 18%

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