Cooleyville Road–N. Macedonia Rd., 3 sights
10.8 mi · ▲ 1,167 ft · 4 hr 11 min
Cooleyville Road–N. Macedonia Rd., 3 sights is a 10.8-mile out-and-back in Quabbin Reservoir Reservation near Cooleyville, MA. It climbs 1,167 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Cooleyville Road–N. Macedonia Rd., 3 sights
10.8 mi · ▲ 1,167 ft · 4 hr 11 min
Elevation 574–1,156 ft
Out & Back · Quabbin Reservoir Reservation
Trailhead: NET Trail (white) · 42.46447, -72.38165
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
- Start on NET Trail (white), heading NW.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 2.9 miTurn right onto New Boston Road, heading N.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Cooleyville Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach NET Trail (white), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto New Boston Road, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto NET Trail (white), heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto N. Macedonia Rd., heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto NET Trail (white), heading S.
- 1.3 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 2.7 mi in (~84 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from NET Trail (white) Trailhead
- NET Trail (white) 2.8 mi · ▲ 388 ft
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