Lake Dennison Picnic & Swim Area & Main Street via Boston and Maine Railroad Alignment (1874-1940)
2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 56 min
Lake Dennison Picnic & Swim Area & Main Street via Boston and Maine Railroad Alignment (1874-1940) is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Birch Hill Reservoir Area near Parkers Station, MA. The route reaches Lake Dennison Picnic & Swim Area. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi840 – 866 ft2.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.63547, -72.08743
Nearest town Parkers Station, MA
Directions
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Lake Dennison Picnic & Swim Area & Main Street via Boston and Maine Railroad Alignment (1874-1940)
2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 56 min
Elevation 840–867 ft
Out & Back · Birch Hill Reservoir Area
Trailhead: 42.63547, -72.08743
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Lake Dennison Picnic & Swim Area.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Fitchburg Railroad Alignment (1848-1874), heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Boston and Maine Railroad Alignment (1874-1940), heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto New Boston Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Main Street, heading N.
- 0.6 miReach Lake Dennison Picnic & Swim Area, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftBear right onto New Boston Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Boston and Maine Railroad Alignment (1874-1940), heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Fitchburg Railroad Alignment (1848-1874), heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
47% dirt53% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:44 AMSunset 8:07 PM
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