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Gardner Water Supply Land

Rome Conservation Area, North Country Conservation Trust (NCLT)–Perley Brook Reservoir, 3 groves

5.8 mi · ▲ 283 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Rome Conservation Area, North Country Conservation Trust (NCLT)–Perley Brook Reservoir, 3 groves is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Gardner Water Supply Land near Gardner, MA. The route passes Perley Brook Reservoir and Rome Conservation Area, North Country Conservation Trust (NCLT). It climbs 283 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,027 – 1,145 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Heywood Branch 42.59224, -71.99913
Nearest town Gardner, MA
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Rome Conservation Area, North Country Conservation Trust (NCLT)–Perley Brook Reservoir, 3 groves

5.8 mi · ▲ 283 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Elevation 1,026–1,146 ft

Out & Back · Gardner Water Supply Land

Trailhead: Heywood Branch · 42.59224, -71.99913

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 77°F / low 59° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Heywood Branch, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miPass Perley Brook Reservoir.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Brook Loop, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miBear right onto Connector to main jeep road, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left onto Main Jeep Road, heading NW.
  6. 0.6 miPass Rome Conservation Area, North Country Conservation Trust (NCLT).
  7. 0.8 miTurn left onto Barred Owl Trail (red), heading W.
  8. 1 miReach Rome Conservation Area, North Country Conservation Trust (NCLT), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1 miTurn right onto Main Jeep Road, heading SE.
  10. 1.3 miTurn right onto Connector to main jeep road, heading SE.
  11. 0.1 miBear left onto Brook Loop, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Heywood Branch, heading S.
  13. 0.2 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/beagle-pond-perley-brook-reservoir-out-back-3-lakes-5-km-a334

Trail surface

64% dirt36% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 77°F59°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity82%
Rained 1.9″ yesterday (4.9″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 5:44 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 78°60°
Thu 86°67° 51%
Fri 90°68° 35%
Sat 89°67° 36%
Sun 90°65°
Mon 87°69° 17%

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