Nashua Valley Conservation Area
Monoosnoc Ridge Viewpoint & Monoosnoc Ridge Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 721 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Monoosnoc Ridge Viewpoint & Monoosnoc Ridge Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Nashua Valley Conservation Area near South Fitchburg, MA. The route reaches Monoosnoc Ridge Viewpoint. It climbs 721 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi771 – 1,132 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 Ridge Viewpoint & Monoosnoc Ridge Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 721 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 770–1,131 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 miTurn right onto Monoosnoc Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 1 miPass Monoosnoc Ridge Viewpoint.
- 0.4 miReach Monoosnoc Ridge Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 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
65% dirt35% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM
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- Crow Hill Ledges–Midstate Viewpoint, 8 lakes 9.5 mi · ▲ 1,303 ft
- Haynes Reservoir via Monoosnoc Ridge Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 482 ft
- Monoosnoc Ridge Viewpoint via Monoosnoc Ridge Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 430 ft
- Monoosnoc Hills & Monoosnoc Ridge Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 648 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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