Distributing Reservoir & Monoosnoc Ridge Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 319 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Distributing Reservoir & Monoosnoc Ridge Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Monoosnoc Acres near West Leominster, MA. The route passes Distributing Reservoir and Distributing Reservoir. It climbs 319 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi581 – 873 ft · steepest grade: 16%2.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.53326, -71.79199
Nearest town West Leominster, MA
Directions
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Distributing Reservoir & Monoosnoc Ridge Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 319 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 580–872 ft
Out & Back · Monoosnoc Acres
Trailhead: 42.53326, -71.79199
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Distributing Reservoir.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Monoosnoc Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach Distributing Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miPass Distributing Reservoir.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
36% dirt64% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM
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