Reservoir Road
4.8 mi · ▲ 665 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Reservoir Road is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Mountain Road Reservoir near Whately, MA. It climbs 665 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi299 – 751 ft · steepest grade: 19%4.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.42185, -72.65675
Nearest town Whately, MA
Directions
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Reservoir Road
4.8 mi · ▲ 665 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Elevation 300–751 ft
Out & Back · Mountain Road Reservoir
Trailhead: 42.42185, -72.65675
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
- Start on Chestnut Mountain Road, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Reservoir Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Reservoir Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Chestnut Mountain Road, heading W.
- 0.9 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
47% dirt53% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:47 AMSunset 8:08 PM
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