Birch Hill Reservoir Area Beach & Lake Dennison Picnic & Swim Area via Boston and Maine Railroad Alignment (1874-1940)
2.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 57 min
Birch Hill Reservoir Area Beach & Lake Dennison Picnic & Swim Area via Boston and Maine Railroad Alignment (1874-1940) is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Birch Hill Reservoir Area near Baldwinville, MA. The route passes Lake Dennison Picnic & Swim Area before reaching Birch Hill Reservoir Area Beach at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Birch Hill Reservoir Area Beach & Lake Dennison Picnic & Swim Area via Boston and Maine Railroad Alignment (1874-1940)
2.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 57 min
Elevation 833–873 ft
Out & Back · Birch Hill Reservoir Area
Trailhead: 42.63215, -72.07912
Weather Aug 4: Mostly clear, high 78°F / low 58° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Main Street, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftBear right onto New Boston Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Boston and Maine Railroad Alignment (1874-1940), heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Fitchburg Railroad Alignment (1848-1874), heading N.
- 0.3 miPass Lake Dennison Picnic & Swim Area.
- 0.4 miReach Birch Hill Reservoir Area Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Boston and Maine Railroad Alignment (1874-1940), heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto New Boston Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Main Street, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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