AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Birch Hill Reservoir Area

Main Street via Boston and Maine Railroad Alignment (1874-1940)

5.8 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Main Street via Boston and Maine Railroad Alignment (1874-1940) is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Birch Hill Reservoir Area near Parkers Station, MA. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi820 – 866 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.63233, -72.12309
Nearest town Parkers Station, MA
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Main Street via Boston and Maine Railroad Alignment (1874-1940)

5.8 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Elevation 820–867 ft

Out & Back · Birch Hill Reservoir Area

Trailhead: 42.63233, -72.12309

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

  1. Start on Boston and Maine Railroad Alignment (1874-1940), heading SE.
  2. 2.2 miTurn left onto New Boston Road, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  4. 450 ftTurn left onto Main Street, heading N.
  5. 0.6 miReach Main Street, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 450 ftBear right onto New Boston Road, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right onto Boston and Maine Railroad Alignment (1874-1940), heading NW.
  9. 2.1 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/lake-dennison-birch-hill-reservoir-area-beach-out-back-4-beaches-11-km-1be5

Trail surface

46% dirt54% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:51 PM

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