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Quabbin Reservoir Reservation

Cooleyville Road via New Boston Road

10.7 mi · ▲ 778 ft · 3 hr 57 min

Cooleyville Road via New Boston Road is a 10.7-mile out-and-back in Quabbin Reservoir Reservation near Shutesbury, MA. It climbs 778 ft. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi656 – 1,119 ft11.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.47759, -72.41286
Nearest town Shutesbury, MA
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Cooleyville Road via New Boston Road

10.7 mi · ▲ 778 ft · 3 hr 57 min

Elevation 657–1,119 ft

Out & Back · Quabbin Reservoir Reservation

Trailhead: 42.47759, -72.41286

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.6 miSharp right, heading E.
  3. 2 miSharp left onto New Boston Road, heading N.
  4. 2.6 miContinue straight onto Cooleyville Road, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miReach Cooleyville Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto New Boston Road, heading S.
  7. 2.6 miSharp right, heading S.
  8. 2 miSharp left, 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/cooleyville-road-out-back-17-km

Trail surface

50% dirt10% gravel40% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:01 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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