Blake Road–Earl Whitaker Road, 9 sights
12.2 mi · ▲ 1,162 ft · 4 hr 39 min
Blake Road–Earl Whitaker Road, 9 sights is a 12.2-mile out-and-back in Quabbin Reservoir Reservation near North Prescott, MA. It climbs 1,162 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Blake Road–Earl Whitaker Road, 9 sights
12.2 mi · ▲ 1,162 ft · 4 hr 39 min
Elevation 588–1,029 ft
Out & Back · Quabbin Reservoir Reservation
Trailhead: Earl Whitaker Road · 42.45983, -72.34640
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
- Start on Earl Whitaker Road, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Hunt Road, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Prescott Shutesbury Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Fish Hill Road, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto North Prescott Road, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Patterson Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Blake Road, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Smith Vaughn Road, heading NE.
- 0.5 miReach Earl Whitaker Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.2 miTurn right onto Egypt Road, heading W.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Prescott Shutesbury Road, heading NW.
- 1.8 miTurn right onto Hunt Road, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Earl Whitaker Road, heading NW.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.7 mi in (~128 min). Leave by 5:39 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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