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Bearsden Conservation Area

Bearsden Road & Deep Cut Bypass Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 590 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Bearsden Road & Deep Cut Bypass Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Bearsden Conservation Area near Athol, MA. It climbs 590 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi758 – 978 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.60077, -72.20090
Nearest town Athol, MA
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Bearsden Road & Deep Cut Bypass Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 590 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Elevation 758–978 ft

Out & Back · Bearsden Conservation Area

Trailhead: 42.60077, -72.20090

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 1.1 miTurn right onto Fire Road, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miSharp left onto Bearsden Road, heading N.
  4. 0.4 miBear right onto Deep Cut Bypass Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bearsden Road, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miReach Deep Cut Bypass Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Deep Cut Bypass Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miBear left onto Bearsden Road, heading S.
  9. 0.4 miSharp right onto Fire Road, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bearsden-road-deep-cut-bypass-trail-out-back-7-km-590a

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:52 PM

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