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Middlesex Fells Reservation

Bear Hill–North Reservoir, 4 lakes

5.8 mi · ▲ 336 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Bear Hill–North Reservoir, 4 lakes is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Middlesex Fells Reservation near Medford, MA. The route passes South Reservoir and North Reservoir before reaching Bear Hill at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It climbs 336 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi46 – 295 ft6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.42557, -71.11572
Nearest town Medford, MA
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Bear Hill–North Reservoir, 4 lakes

5.8 mi · ▲ 336 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Elevation 46–294 ft

Out & Back · Middlesex Fells Reservation

Trailhead: 42.42557, -71.11572

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM

Transit-accessible: High St @ Rural Ave - Winthrop Circle stop 497 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  3. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  4. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Ram's Head Road, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  8. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  10. 500 ftBear right, heading E.
  11. 300 ftTurn left onto Middle Road, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miPass South Reservoir.
  13. 300 ftTurn right onto Brooks Road, heading N.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left onto Reservoir Trail, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftBear right onto Brooks Road, heading NE.
  16. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  19. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  20. 0.2 miBear right onto Reservoir Trail, heading N.
  21. 200 ftPass North Reservoir.
  22. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  23. 450 ftTurn right onto Bear Hill Trail, heading NW.
  24. 500 ftReach Bear Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  25. 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
  26. 450 ftBear right onto Reservoir Trail, heading NE.
  27. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  28. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  29. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  30. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  31. 0.2 miBear right onto Brooks Road, heading SE.
  32. 0.1 miBear left onto Reservoir Trail, heading S.
  33. 50 ftTurn right onto Brooks Road, heading S.
  34. 0.3 miTurn left onto Middle Road, heading S.
  35. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  36. 300 ftBear left, heading W.
  37. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
  38. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  39. 150 ftBear left onto Ram's Head Road, heading S.
  40. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  41. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  42. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  43. 300 ftBear right, heading S.
  44. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  45. 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/bear-hill-out-back-8-km-8b56

Trail surface

76% dirt1% paved23% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: High St @ Rural Ave - Winthrop Circle stop 497 m from the trailhead

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