Mt. Mineral Road & NET Trail (white)
4.7 mi · ▲ 601 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Mt. Mineral Road & NET Trail (white) is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Quabbin Reservoir Reservation near New Salem, MA. It climbs 601 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Mt. Mineral Road & NET Trail (white)
4.7 mi · ▲ 601 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Elevation 782–1,255 ft
Out & Back · Quabbin Reservoir Reservation
Trailhead: NET Trail (white) · 42.49909, -72.36523
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 77°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
- Start on NET Trail (white), heading W.
- 1.9 miBear left onto New Boston Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Mt. Mineral Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach NET Trail (white), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto New Boston Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto NET Trail (white), heading NE.
- 1.9 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 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:45 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM — 15 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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More from NET Trail (white) Trailhead
- N. Macedonia Rd. & NET Trail (white) 3.6 mi · ▲ 247 ft
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