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Quabbin Reservoir Reservation

NET Trail (white) & Rockwell Hill Road

4.1 mi · ▲ 520 ft · 1 hr 38 min

NET Trail (white) & Rockwell Hill Road is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Quabbin Reservoir Reservation near South Wendell, MA. It climbs 520 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi804 – 1,073 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rockwell Hill Road 42.51337, -72.39005
Nearest town South Wendell, MA
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NET Trail (white) & Rockwell Hill Road

4.1 mi · ▲ 520 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 803–1,073 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

  1. Start on Rockwell Hill Road, heading E.
  2. 1 miTurn right onto NET Trail (white), heading SW.
  3. 1.1 miReach Rockwell Hill Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.1 miTurn left onto Rockwell Hill Road, heading NW.
  5. 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/net-trail-white-rockwell-hill-road-out-back-7-km-5e91

Trail surface

97% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F62°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity75%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday (4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Wed 78°62°
Thu 89°64° 58%
Fri 91°67° 39%
Sat 88°68° 38%
Sun 93°67°
Mon 89°67° 17%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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