Alger Road & McLaughlin Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 116 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Alger Road & McLaughlin Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Birch Hill Reservoir Area near Waterville, MA. It is mostly level, with 116 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi824 – 892 ft4.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: McLaughlin Trail 42.66420, -72.08993
Nearest town Waterville, MA
Directions
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Alger Road & McLaughlin Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 116 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Elevation 823–893 ft
Out & Back · Birch Hill Reservoir Area
Trailhead: McLaughlin Trail · 42.66420, -72.08993
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start on McLaughlin Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Alger Road, heading S.
- 0.6 miReach McLaughlin Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto McLaughlin Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
72% dirt28% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:51 PM
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