Nashua Valley Conservation Area
Distributing Reservoir & Simonds Pond via Monoosnoc Ridge Trail
6.7 mi · ▲ 1,167 ft · 2 hr 49 min
Distributing Reservoir & Simonds Pond via Monoosnoc Ridge Trail is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Nashua Valley Conservation Area near South Fitchburg, MA. The route passes Simonds Pond before reaching Distributing Reservoir at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It climbs 1,167 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Distributing Reservoir & Simonds Pond via Monoosnoc Ridge Trail
6.7 mi · ▲ 1,167 ft · 2 hr 49 min
Elevation 580–1,109 ft
Out & Back · Nashua Valley Conservation Area
Trailhead: 42.54849, -71.80281
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Simonds Pond.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Monoosnoc Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 2.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Distributing Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 2.4 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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