AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Dow / Bull Brook Reservoir Lands

Dow Brook Reservoir & Bull Brook Reservoir via Bull Brook Reservoir Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 53 min

Dow Brook Reservoir & Bull Brook Reservoir via Bull Brook Reservoir Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Dow / Bull Brook Reservoir Lands near Rowley, MA. The route passes Dow Brook Reservoir and Dow Brook Reservoir before reaching Bull Brook Reservoir at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi33 – 66 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.70534, -70.88074
Nearest town Rowley, MA
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Dow Brook Reservoir & Bull Brook Reservoir via Bull Brook Reservoir Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 53 min

Elevation 32–65 ft

Out & Back · Dow / Bull Brook Reservoir Lands

Trailhead: 42.70534, -70.88074

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miPass Dow Brook Reservoir.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.3 miPass Dow Brook Reservoir.
  5. 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miPass Bull Brook Reservoir.
  9. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Bull Brook Reservoir Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  13. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/dow-brook-reservoir-bull-brook-reservoir-out-back-4-lakes-4-km-eabd

Trail surface

74% dirt2% paved2% gravel22% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:39 AMSunset 8:02 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:18 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

More sunset hikes nearby

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

More from this trailhead

Hikes near Rowley, Massachusetts