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Monoosnoc Acres

Distributing Reservoir & Monoosnoc Ridge Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 312 ft · 57 min

Distributing Reservoir & Monoosnoc Ridge Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Monoosnoc Acres near Leominster, MA. The route reaches Distributing Reservoir. It climbs 312 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi581 – 863 ft · steepest grade: 17%2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.52808, -71.78693
Nearest town Leominster, MA
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Distributing Reservoir & Monoosnoc Ridge Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 312 ft · 57 min

Elevation 580–863 ft

Out & Back · Monoosnoc Acres

Trailhead: 42.52808, -71.78693

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Distributing Reservoir.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 350 ftContinue straight onto Monoosnoc Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miReach Distributing Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/distributing-reservoir-distributing-reservoir-out-back-4-km-0f72

Trail surface

72% dirt28% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM

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