Dow / Bull Brook Reservoir Lands

Bull Brook Reservoir & Bull Brook Reservoir Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 52 min

Bull Brook Reservoir & Bull Brook Reservoir Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Dow / Bull Brook Reservoir Lands near Rowley, MA. The route reaches Bull Brook Reservoir at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi33 – 89 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.70346, -70.88678
Nearest town Rowley, MA

Directions

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Bull Brook Reservoir & Bull Brook Reservoir Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 52 min

Elevation 34–90 ft

Out & Back · Dow / Bull Brook Reservoir Lands

Trailhead: 42.70346, -70.88678

Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 62°F / low 47° · precip 48% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:46 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Bull Brook Reservoir Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.5 miPass Bull Brook Reservoir.
  5. 0.2 miReach Bull Brook Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

37% dirt63% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 62°F47°
Precip48%Wind3 mphUV1Humidity95%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (0.7″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45° 6 AM: 3% rain7 AM: 5% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 6% rain12 PM: 27% rain1 PM: 30% rain2 PM: 28% rain3 PM: 48% rain4 PM: 40% rain5 PM: 32% rain6 PM: 41% rain7 PM: 35% rain8 PM: 33% rain9 PM: 42% rain10 PM: 47% rain11 PM: 42% rain
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:46 PM
Mon 65°53° 67%
Tue 57°51°
Wed 59°52°
Thu 60°51° 19%
Fri 61°52° 40%
Sat 59°52° 43%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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