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.
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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 Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 58°F / low 50° · precip 64% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start on Rockwell Hill Road, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right onto NET Trail (white), heading SW.
- 1.1 miReach Rockwell Hill Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Rockwell Hill Road, heading NW.
- 1 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 0.4 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:16 PM — 4 min before dark.
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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- 4.7 mi · out & back · via NET Trail (white)
- 4.8 mi · out & back · via NET Trail (white)
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- 5.5 mi · out & back · via NET Trail (white)
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