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Dow / Bull Brook Reservoir Lands

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

1.9 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 40 min

Dow Brook Reservoir & Bull Brook Reservoir Loop via Bull Brook Reservoir Trail is a 1.9-mile loop in Dow / Bull Brook Reservoir Lands near Rowley, MA. The route passes Dow Brook Reservoir, Bull Brook Reservoir and Bull Brook Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi30 – 144 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.69818, -70.87320
Nearest town Rowley, MA
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Dow Brook Reservoir & Bull Brook Reservoir Loop via Bull Brook Reservoir Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 40 min

Elevation 28–143 ft

Loop · Dow / Bull Brook Reservoir Lands

Trailhead: 42.69818, -70.87320

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Dow Brook Reservoir.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 200 ftReach Dow Brook Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 400 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  7. 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto Bull Brook Reservoir Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miPass Bull Brook Reservoir.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miPass Bull Brook Reservoir.
  13. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miThe loop closes 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-dow-brook-reservoir-out-back-4-lakes-4-km-f6c5

Trail surface

85% dirt15% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:39 AMSunset 8:02 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:18 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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