Mount Watatic–Nutting Hill, 6 sights
2.4 mi · ▲ 651 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Mount Watatic–Nutting Hill, 6 sights is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Ashburnham State Forest near Wellville, MA. The route passes Mount Watatic, Mount Watatic Reservation Viewpoint and Nutting Hill. It climbs 651 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mount Watatic–Nutting Hill, 6 sights
2.4 mi · ▲ 651 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Elevation 1,227–1,798 ft
Out & Back · Ashburnham State Forest
Trailhead: Wapack Trail/Mid State Trail · 42.69679, -71.90446
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Wapack Trail/Mid State Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Mid State Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Access Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 100 ftPass Mount Watatic.
- 50 ftPass Mount Watatic Reservation Viewpoint.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Mid State Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miPass Nutting Hill.
- 350 ftBear left onto Old Cart Path, heading N.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto State Line Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Wapack Trail/Mid State Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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