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Leominster State Forest

Wolfden Hill–Morse Reservoir, 5 sights

15.6 mi · ▲ 1,945 ft · 6 hr 10 min

Wolfden Hill–Morse Reservoir, 5 sights is a 15.6-mile out-and-back in Leominster State Forest near Leominster, MA. The route passes Morse Reservoir and Rocky Pond before reaching Wolfden Hill at the turnaround, 7.8 miles in. It climbs 1,945 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi607 – 1,109 ft · steepest grade: 24%16.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.50977, -71.78000
Nearest town Leominster, MA
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Wolfden Hill–Morse Reservoir, 5 sights

15.6 mi · ▲ 1,945 ft · 6 hr 10 min

Elevation 606–1,109 ft

Out & Back · Leominster State Forest

Trailhead: 42.50977, -71.78000

Weather Aug 3: Rain, high 76°F / low 66° · precip 96% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.6 miSharp right, heading NW.
  3. 0.5 miPass Morse Reservoir.
  4. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
  7. 150 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  8. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  10. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Monoosnoc Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 1.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 0.4 miTurn right onto Parmenter Street, heading S.
  16. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Brook Road, heading NW.
  17. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftBear left onto Parmenter Street, heading NW.
  19. 0.5 miPass Rocky Pond.
  20. 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left onto Boardwalk Trail, heading SW.
  22. 0.3 miTurn left onto Wolf Rock Road, heading SE.
  23. 0.2 miContinue straight onto King Tut's Highway, heading S.
  24. 500 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  25. 0.3 miReach Wolfden Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  26. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Wolf Rock Road, heading NW.
  27. 0.2 miTurn right onto Boardwalk Trail, heading N.
  28. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  29. 0.1 miTurn right onto Rocky Pond Road, heading NW.
  30. 1.4 miBear right, heading E.
  31. 50 ftTurn left onto Brook Road, heading E.
  32. 250 ftContinue straight onto Parmenter Street, heading E.
  33. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  34. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  35. 1.2 miTurn right onto Monoosnoc Ridge Trail, heading N.
  36. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  37. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  38. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  39. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  40. 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
  41. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  42. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  43. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  44. 0.5 miSharp left, heading SE.
  45. 0.5 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/long-hill-morse-reservoir-out-back-3-lakes-22-km

Trail surface

31% gravel25% dirt44% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 76°F66°
Precip96%Wind10 mphUV3Humidity74%
Rained 2.6″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 3% rain1 AM: 2% rain2 AM: 7% rain3 AM: 27% rain4 AM: 57% rain5 AM: 80% rain6 AM: 83% rain7 AM: 70% rain8 AM: 92% rain9 AM: 96% rain10 AM: 80% rain11 AM: 51% rain12 PM: 58% rain1 PM: 35% rain2 PM: 50% rain3 PM: 55% rain4 PM: 47% rain5 PM: 52% rain6 PM: 42% rain7 PM: 9% rain8 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Tue 80°64°
Wed 80°65°
Thu 87°67° 40%
Fri 93°70° 34%
Sat 90°70° 33%
Sun 94°69°

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