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Burrage Pond Wildlife Management Area

Upper Reservoir & Lower Reservoir

2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 56 min

Upper Reservoir & Lower Reservoir is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Burrage Pond Wildlife Management Area near Burrage, MA. The route passes Upper Reservoir and Lower Reservoir before reaching Lower Reservoir at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi52 – 66 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.02879, -70.85911
Nearest town Burrage, MA
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Upper Reservoir & Lower Reservoir

2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 56 min

Elevation 53–64 ft

Out & Back · Burrage Pond Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: 42.02879, -70.85911

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:00 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  3. 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miPass Upper Reservoir.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miPass Lower Reservoir.
  10. 0.2 miPass Lower Reservoir.
  11. 50 ftReach Upper Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  17. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftArrive 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/lower-reservoir-lower-reservoir-out-back-5-km-ef96

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F63°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity88%
Rained 2.4″ yesterday (2.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:00 PM
Wed 82°62°
Thu 91°70° 19%
Fri 97°71° 26%
Sat 93°69° 32%
Sun 95°68° 19%
Mon 95°71°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:40 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:00 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:31 PM.

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