Gerry Hill & South Reservoir via Brooks Road
3.2 mi · ▲ 322 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Gerry Hill & South Reservoir via Brooks Road is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Middlesex Fells Reservation near West Medford, MA. The route passes South Reservoir before reaching Gerry Hill at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 322 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Gerry Hill & South Reservoir via Brooks Road
3.2 mi · ▲ 322 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Elevation 97–245 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 500 ftBear right, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Middle Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miPass South Reservoir.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Brooks Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Reservoir Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Brooks Road, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach Gerry Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Reservoir Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Brooks Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Middle Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 300 ftBear left, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Winthrop St @ Medford HS stop 415 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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