AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Wachusett Reservoir Watershed

Campground Road

3 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Campground Road is a 3-mile out-and-back in Wachusett Reservoir Watershed near Sterling Camp Grounds, MA. It is mostly level, with 137 ft of elevation gain. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi453 – 594 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.40911, -71.75630
Nearest town Sterling Camp Grounds, MA
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Campground Road

3 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Elevation 452–593 ft

Out & Back · Wachusett Reservoir Watershed

Trailhead: 42.40911, -71.75630

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.7 miBear left, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right onto Campground Road, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miReach Campground Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  8. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 0.5 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/wachusett-reservoir-out-back-4-km-7840

Trail surface

9% dirt91% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 5:52 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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