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Quabbin Reservoir Reservation

Bassett Pond & Old North Dana Road via Blackington Road

2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 46 min

Bassett Pond & Old North Dana Road via Blackington Road is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Quabbin Reservoir Reservation near South Athol, MA. The route reaches Bassett Pond at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi541 – 554 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old North Dana Road 42.50411, -72.27406
Nearest town South Athol, MA
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Bassett Pond & Old North Dana Road via Blackington Road

2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 46 min

Elevation 540–553 ft

Out & Back · Quabbin Reservoir Reservation

Trailhead: Old North Dana Road · 42.50411, -72.27406

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Old North Dana Road, heading SW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto Blackington Road, heading N.
  3. 0.8 miReach Bassett Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.8 miTurn left onto Old North Dana Road, heading SE.
  5. 0.4 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/bassett-pond-out-back-4-km

Trail surface

67% dirt33% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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