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Middlesex Fells Reservation

East Dam Road

2.1 mi · ▲ 326 ft · 52 min

East Dam Road is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Middlesex Fells Reservation near Symmes Corner, MA. It climbs 326 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi98 – 217 ft · steepest grade: 19%2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.43884, -71.12757
Nearest town Symmes Corner, MA
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East Dam Road

2.1 mi · ▲ 326 ft · 52 min

Elevation 97–215 ft

Out & Back · Middlesex Fells Reservation

Trailhead: 42.43884, -71.12757

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

Transit-accessible: Main Street @ Town Way stop 451 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  3. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
  9. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 150 ftTurn left onto East Dam Road, heading NE.
  13. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  19. 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  22. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  23. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  24. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  25. 0.2 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/east-dam-road-out-back-3-km-acd8

Trail surface

57% dirt43% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Main Street @ Town Way stop 451 m from the trailhead

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