Frogfoot Brook Reservoir & Wankinco River Reservoir via Tihonet Road

6.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Frogfoot Brook Reservoir & Wankinco River Reservoir via Tihonet Road is a 6.3-mile out-and-back near Tihonet, MA. The route passes Frogfoot Brook Reservoir before reaching Wankinco River Reservoir at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi56 – 92 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.80164, -70.68560
Nearest town Tihonet, MA

Directions

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Frogfoot Brook Reservoir & Wankinco River Reservoir via Tihonet Road

6.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Elevation 55–92 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.80164, -70.68560

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:45 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  6. 0.9 miPass Frogfoot Brook Reservoir.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  9. 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right onto Tihonet Road, heading NW.
  11. 1.1 miPass Wankinco River Reservoir.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 0.3 miReach Frogfoot Brook Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 1.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  17. 500 ftBear left, heading SE.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  19. 0.9 miBear left, heading E.
  20. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  22. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

14% dirt86% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 6:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:25 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:45 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:13 PM.

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