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East Quabbin/Dana

Dana Road & Petersham Road

4.8 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Dana Road & Petersham Road is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in East Quabbin/Dana near Nichewaug, MA. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi522 – 620 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Petersham Road 42.44094, -72.20961
Nearest town Nichewaug, MA
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Dana Road & Petersham Road

4.8 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 523–621 ft

Out & Back · East Quabbin/Dana

Trailhead: Petersham Road · 42.44094, -72.20961

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Petersham Road, heading SW.
  2. 1.5 miSharp left onto Dana Road, heading E.
  3. 0.9 miReach Petersham Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.9 miSharp right onto Petersham Road, heading NE.
  5. 1.5 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/dana-road-out-back

Trail surface

71% dirt29% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F62°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 2.4″ yesterday (4.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Wed 79°63°
Thu 88°66° 52%
Fri 93°69° 39%
Sat 89°70° 41%
Sun 93°69°
Mon 90°69° 18%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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