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Nabnasset Lake & Stony Brook Reservoir via Acker trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Nabnasset Lake & Stony Brook Reservoir via Acker trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back near Whidden Corner, MA. The route passes Nabnasset Lake before reaching Stony Brook Reservoir at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi144 – 190 ft6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.62515, -71.42236
Nearest town Whidden Corner, MA
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Nabnasset Lake & Stony Brook Reservoir via Acker trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Elevation 145–190 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.62515, -71.42236

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  3. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  4. 0.4 miPass Nabnasset Lake.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.6 miTurn left onto Acker trail, heading SW.
  7. 1.6 miPass Stony Brook Reservoir.
  8. 0.2 miReach Nabnasset Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  12. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/nabnasset-lake-stony-brook-reservoir-out-back-3-lakes-8-km-1014

Trail surface

54% dirt46% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:11 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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