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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:07 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 1.5 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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