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Middlesex Fells Reservation

Whitmore Brook Road

2.3 mi · ▲ 285 ft · 55 min

Whitmore Brook Road is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Middlesex Fells Reservation near Medford, MA. It climbs 285 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi62 – 217 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.43221, -71.11195
Nearest town Medford, MA
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Whitmore Brook Road

2.3 mi · ▲ 285 ft · 55 min

Elevation 63–215 ft

Out & Back · Middlesex Fells Reservation

Trailhead: 42.43221, -71.11195

Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 77°F / low 69° · precip 81% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Transit-accessible: Fellsway W @ S Border Rd stop 713 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 450 ftBear left, heading W.
  5. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 500 ftTurn left onto Whitmore Brook Road, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 500 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  11. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 0.4 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/bellevue-pond-bellevue-pond-out-back-3-lakes-4-km-c035

Trail surface

63% dirt37% unspecified

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 77°F69°
Precip81%Wind7 mphUV2Humidity82%
Rained 0.7″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 3% rain2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 11% rain4 AM: 33% rain5 AM: 57% rain6 AM: 63% rain7 AM: 52% rain8 AM: 60% rain9 AM: 41% rain10 AM: 78% rain11 AM: 80% rain12 PM: 74% rain1 PM: 81% rain2 PM: 66% rain3 PM: 59% rain4 PM: 41% rain5 PM: 39% rain6 PM: 30% rain7 PM: 28% rain8 PM: 21% rain
Sunrise 5:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Tue 82°62°
Wed 84°62°
Thu 91°70° 25%
Fri 97°73° 27%
Sat 93°71° 41%
Sun 96°70°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Fellsway W @ S Border Rd stop 713 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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