NET Trail (white)–New Boston Road, 3 sights
8.4 mi · ▲ 682 ft · 3 hr 8 min
NET Trail (white)–New Boston Road, 3 sights is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Quabbin Reservoir Reservation near South Wendell, MA. It climbs 682 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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NET Trail (white)–New Boston Road, 3 sights
8.4 mi · ▲ 682 ft · 3 hr 8 min
Elevation 618–1,073 ft
Out & Back · Quabbin Reservoir Reservation
Trailhead: Rockwell Hill Road · 42.51337, -72.39005
Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 58°F / low 50° · precip 64% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start on Rockwell Hill Road, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right onto NET Trail (white), heading SW.
- 1.1 miBear left onto New Boston Road, heading SW.
- 2.2 miReach Rockwell Hill Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.2 miBear right onto NET Trail (white), heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Rockwell Hill Road, heading E.
- 0.9 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:17 PM — 4 min before dark.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.3 mi · out & back · via New Boston Road
- 2.7 mi · out & back · via New Boston Road
- 3.2 mi · out & back · via New Boston Road
- 6.5 mi · out & back · via New Boston Road
- 6.6 mi · out & back · via New Boston Road
- 7.2 mi · out & back · via New Boston Road
- 7.8 mi · out & back · via New Boston Road
- 7.9 mi · out & back · via New Boston Road
More from Rockwell Hill Road Trailhead
- NET Trail (white) & Rockwell Hill Road 4.1 mi · ▲ 520 ft
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