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Quabbin Reservoir Reservation

Mt. Mineral Road via New Boston Road

10.4 mi · ▲ 782 ft · 3 hr 51 min

Mt. Mineral Road via New Boston Road is a 10.4-mile out-and-back in Quabbin Reservoir Reservation near Dudleyville, MA. It climbs 782 ft. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi656 – 1,230 ft10.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.47201, -72.42811
Nearest town Dudleyville, MA
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Mt. Mineral Road via New Boston Road

10.4 mi · ▲ 782 ft · 3 hr 51 min

Elevation 657–1,230 ft

Out & Back · Quabbin Reservoir Reservation

Trailhead: 42.47201, -72.42811

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 2.4 miSharp left onto New Boston Road, heading SE.
  5. 1.4 miBear left onto Mt. Mineral Road, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miReach Mt. Mineral Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miBear right onto New Boston Road, heading E.
  8. 1.4 miSharp right, heading S.
  9. 2.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mt-mineral-road-out-back-17-km-af79

Trail surface

34% dirt10% gravel56% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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