NET Trail (white) & Rockwell Hill Road
12.3 mi · ▲ 1,139 ft · 4 hr 40 min
NET Trail (white) & Rockwell Hill Road is a 12.3-mile out-and-back in Quabbin Reservoir Reservation near Locks Village, MA. It climbs 1,139 ft. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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NET Trail (white) & Rockwell Hill Road
12.3 mi · ▲ 1,139 ft · 4 hr 40 min
Elevation 657–1,073 ft
Out & Back · Quabbin Reservoir Reservation
Trailhead: 42.48984, -72.42058
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.7 miSharp left onto New Boston Road, heading E.
- 1.5 miBear right onto NET Trail (white), heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Rockwell Hill Road, heading E.
- 1 miReach NET Trail (white), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn right onto NET Trail (white), heading SE.
- 1.1 miBear left onto New Boston Road, heading SW.
- 1.5 miSharp right, heading S.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 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 1.4 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Ames Pond & Big Loop 2.6 mi · ▲ 58 ft
- New Boston Road 7.9 mi · ▲ 623 ft
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