Nashua Valley Conservation Area
Distributing Reservoir via Monoosnoc Ridge Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 895 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Distributing Reservoir via Monoosnoc Ridge Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Nashua Valley Conservation Area near South Fitchburg, MA. The route reaches Distributing Reservoir at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 895 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Distributing Reservoir via Monoosnoc Ridge Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 895 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Elevation 580–1,109 ft
Out & Back · Nashua Valley Conservation Area
Trailhead: 42.54001, -71.81123
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Monoosnoc Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftReach Distributing Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 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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