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Bearsden Conservation Area

Bearsden Road

3.3 mi · ▲ 421 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Bearsden Road is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Bearsden Conservation Area near Athol, MA. It climbs 421 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi761 – 978 ft · steepest grade: 15%3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.60077, -72.20090
Nearest town Athol, MA
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Bearsden Road

3.3 mi · ▲ 421 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Elevation 760–978 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. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.3 miSharp right onto Fire Road, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 1.1 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/bearsden-road-out-back-5-km-adf0

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:52 PM

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