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.
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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start on North Prescott Road, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Fish Hill Road, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Prescott Shutesbury Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Hunt Road, heading NE.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Earl Whitaker Road, heading E.
- 0.9 miReach North Prescott Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Hunt Road, heading SE.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Prescott Shutesbury Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Fish Hill Road, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto North Prescott Road, heading E.
- 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.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.0 mi in (~111 min). Leave by 4:41 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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