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Quabbin Reservoir Reservation

Earl Whitaker Road–Fish Hill Road, 5 sights

8.6 mi · ▲ 881 ft · 3 hr 18 min

Earl Whitaker Road–Fish Hill Road, 5 sights is an 8.6-mile out-and-back in Quabbin Reservoir Reservation near North Prescott, MA. It climbs 881 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi587 – 968 ft8.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: North Prescott Road 42.45634, -72.34376
Nearest town North Prescott, MA
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Earl Whitaker Road–Fish Hill Road, 5 sights

8.6 mi · ▲ 881 ft · 3 hr 18 min

Elevation 588–969 ft

Out & Back · Quabbin Reservoir Reservation

Trailhead: North Prescott Road · 42.45634, -72.34376

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

  1. Start on North Prescott Road, heading S.
  2. 0.8 miTurn right onto Fish Hill Road, heading W.
  3. 1.1 miTurn right onto Prescott Shutesbury Road, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Hunt Road, heading NE.
  5. 1.2 miTurn right onto Earl Whitaker Road, heading E.
  6. 0.9 miReach North Prescott Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.9 miTurn left onto Hunt Road, heading SE.
  8. 1.2 miTurn left onto Prescott Shutesbury Road, heading SW.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left onto Fish Hill Road, heading S.
  10. 1.1 miTurn left onto North Prescott Road, heading E.
  11. 0.8 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/earl-whitaker-road-fish-hill-road-out-back-5-sights-14-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F63°
Precip0%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity74%
Rained 1.4″ yesterday (4.3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Wed 79°63°
Thu 89°65° 56%
Fri 92°68° 39%
Sat 88°68° 40%
Sun 93°67°
Mon 89°68° 18%

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