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
Directions
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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 Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 55°F / low 46° · precip 61% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Heywood Branch, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Perley Brook Reservoir.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Brook Loop, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Connector to main jeep road, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Main Jeep Road, heading NW.
- 0.6 miPass Rome Conservation Area, North Country Conservation Trust (NCLT).
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Barred Owl Trail (red), heading W.
- 1 miReach Rome Conservation Area, North Country Conservation Trust (NCLT), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn right onto Main Jeep Road, heading SE.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Connector to main jeep road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Brook Loop, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Heywood Branch, heading S.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
64% dirt36% unspecified
Weather
Heavy drizzleTemperature 55°F46°
Precip61%Wind6 mphUV0Humidity98%
Rained 0.2″ 3 days ago (1.1″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Mon
62°50°
23%
Tue
56°42°
Wed
59°40°
Thu
61°39°
Fri
60°46°
32%
Sat
58°48°
35%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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