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East Mountain Wildlife Management Area

Deadtop–Whiting Street Reservoir, 5 sights

11.8 mi · ▲ 1,920 ft · 4 hr 54 min

Deadtop–Whiting Street Reservoir, 5 sights is an 11.8-mile out-and-back in East Mountain Wildlife Management Area near Rock Valley, MA. The route passes Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46, Unnamed Bridge 2:43, Whiting Street Reservoir and Deadtop before reaching Mountain Park Reservoir at the turnaround, 5.9 miles in. It climbs 1,920 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi387 – 1,122 ft · steepest grade: 20%12.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.19832, -72.65153
Nearest town Rock Valley, MA
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Deadtop–Whiting Street Reservoir, 5 sights

11.8 mi · ▲ 1,920 ft · 4 hr 54 min

Elevation 387–1,123 ft

Out & Back · East Mountain Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: 42.19832, -72.65153

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

Transit-accessible: FROST CIRCLE / COLLEGE stop 367 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 100 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miPass Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46.
  5. 50 ftPass Unnamed Bridge 2:43.
  6. 100 ftBear right onto Trolley Trail, heading N.
  7. 450 ftContinue straight onto Hellgate Trail, heading N.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Trolley Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right onto West Cherry Street, heading NE.
  10. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  11. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 1.4 miBear right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading NW.
  13. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Whiting Reservoir Road, heading NE.
  14. 0.5 miPass Whiting Street Reservoir.
  15. 0.2 miSharp left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading NW.
  16. 1 miBear right, heading W.
  17. 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  18. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 0.1 miPass Deadtop.
  20. 0.3 miPass Mountain Park Reservoir.
  21. 450 ftReach Deadtop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  23. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  24. 1.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  25. 0.8 miSharp right onto Whiting Reservoir Road, heading SW.
  26. 0.7 miContinue straight onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SW.
  27. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  28. 1.4 miTurn right onto West Cherry Street, heading S.
  29. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  30. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  31. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Hellgate Trail, heading NW.
  32. 50 ftContinue straight onto Trolley Trail, heading NW.
  33. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  34. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  35. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  36. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/deadtop-rd-out-back-3-sights-19-km-a133

Trail surface

51% dirt49% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F61°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity81%
Rained 1.2″ yesterday (3.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:08 PM
Wed 79°62°
Thu 89°66° 55%
Fri 93°68° 42%
Sat 92°68° 35%
Sun 95°68°
Mon 90°69° 19%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: FROST CIRCLE / COLLEGE stop 367 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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