Nashua Valley Conservation Area
Monoosnoc Hills & Monoosnoc Ridge Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 648 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Monoosnoc Hills & Monoosnoc Ridge Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Nashua Valley Conservation Area near South Fitchburg, MA. The route reaches Monoosnoc Hills at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 648 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi633 – 961 ft · steepest grade: 21%4.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.54001, -71.81123
Nearest town South Fitchburg, MA
Directions
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Monoosnoc Hills & Monoosnoc Ridge Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 648 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 633–962 ft
Out & Back · Nashua Valley Conservation Area
Trailhead: 42.54001, -71.81123
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Monoosnoc Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 1.5 miReach Monoosnoc Hills, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
46% dirt54% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM
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- Haynes Reservoir via Monoosnoc Ridge Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 482 ft
- Monoosnoc Ridge Viewpoint & Monoosnoc Ridge Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 721 ft
- Monoosnoc Ridge Viewpoint via Monoosnoc Ridge Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 430 ft
- Simonds Pond via Monoosnoc Ridge Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 710 ft
- Distributing Reservoir via Monoosnoc Ridge Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 895 ft
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