Birch Hill Reservoir Area

McLaughlin Trail

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

McLaughlin Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Birch Hill Reservoir Area near Waterville, MA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi827 – 850 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.66174, -72.09158
Nearest town Waterville, MA

Directions

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McLaughlin Trail

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Elevation 828–850 ft

Out & Back · Birch Hill Reservoir Area

Trailhead: 42.66174, -72.09158

Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 55°F / low 46° · precip 63% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto McLaughlin Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  4. 0.5 miReach McLaughlin Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.5 miSharp left, heading W.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 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 surface

100% dirt

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 55°F46°
Precip63%Wind4 mphUV1Humidity96%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (0.7″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45° 5 AM: 11% rain6 AM: 2% rain7 AM: 2% rain8 AM: 8% rain9 AM: 12% rain10 AM: 23% rain11 AM: 43% rain12 PM: 50% rain1 PM: 63% rain2 PM: 52% rain3 PM: 29% rain4 PM: 38% rain5 PM: 43% rain6 PM: 47% rain7 PM: 43% rain8 PM: 47% rain9 PM: 44% rain10 PM: 42% rain11 PM: 34% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Mon 63°49° 16%
Tue 60°42°
Wed 61°41°
Thu 63°39°
Fri 64°45° 32%
Sat 59°48° 34%

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