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Birch Hill Reservoir Area

McLaughlin Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min

McLaughlin Trail is a 1.9-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 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi824 – 850 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Miller Trail 42.66151, -72.08961
Nearest town Waterville, MA
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McLaughlin Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min

Elevation 823–851 ft

Out & Back · Birch Hill Reservoir Area

Trailhead: Miller Trail · 42.66151, -72.08961

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

  1. Start on Miller Trail, heading W.
  2. 450 ftTurn left onto McLaughlin Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Alger Road, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left onto McLaughlin Trail, heading NE.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right onto Miller Trail, heading N.
  15. 350 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/mclaughlin-trail-out-back-3-km-688f

Trail surface

81% dirt19% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:51 PM

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