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.
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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 Aug 4: Partly cloudy, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Old North Dana Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Blackington Road, heading N.
- 0.8 miReach Bassett Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Old North Dana Road, heading SE.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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