NET Trail (white)
4.8 mi · ▲ 494 ft · 1 hr 51 min
NET Trail (white) is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Quabbin Reservoir Reservation near South Wendell, MA. It climbs 494 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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NET Trail (white)
4.8 mi · ▲ 494 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Elevation 804–1,149 ft
Out & Back · Quabbin Reservoir Reservation
Trailhead: Rockwell Hill Road · 42.51257, -72.39427
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right onto New Boston Road, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto NET Trail (white), heading E.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto New Boston Road, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive 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 2.3 mi in (~65 min). Leave by 5:27 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.3 mi · out & back · via NET Trail (white)
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via NET Trail (white)
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- 3 mi · out & back · via NET Trail (white)
- 4.1 mi · out & back · via NET Trail (white)
- 4.7 mi · out & back · via NET Trail (white)
- 5.2 mi · out & back · via NET Trail (white)
- 5.5 mi · out & back · via NET Trail (white)
More from Rockwell Hill Road Trailhead
- N. Macedonia Rd. & NET Trail (white) 8.3 mi · ▲ 662 ft
- New Boston Road 6.3 mi · ▲ 243 ft
- New Boston Road 2.3 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- New Boston Road 2 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Mt. Mineral Road via New Boston Road 2.9 mi · ▲ 107 ft
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