Middlesex Fells Reservation

East Dam Road

2.2 mi · ▲ 376 ft · 55 min

East Dam Road is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Middlesex Fells Reservation near West Medford, MA. It climbs 376 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi98 – 217 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.43142, -71.12453
Nearest town West Medford, MA

Directions

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East Dam Road

2.2 mi · ▲ 376 ft · 55 min

Elevation 97–215 ft

Out & Back · Middlesex Fells Reservation

Trailhead: 42.43142, -71.12453

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM

Transit-accessible: Winthrop St @ Medford HS stop 415 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  3. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  6. 500 ftBear right, heading E.
  7. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 100 ftTurn left onto East Dam Road, heading NE.
  11. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  17. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  20. 450 ftBear left, heading W.
  21. 0.3 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

95% dirt1% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Winthrop St @ Medford HS stop 415 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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