AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Quabbin Reservoir Reservation

New Boston Road

9 mi · ▲ 975 ft · 3 hr 29 min

New Boston Road is a 9-mile out-and-back in Quabbin Reservoir Reservation near Locks Village, MA. It climbs 975 ft. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi656 – 1,152 ft9.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.49238, -72.42059
Nearest town Locks Village, MA
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New Boston Road

9 mi · ▲ 975 ft · 3 hr 29 min

Elevation 657–1,152 ft

Out & Back · Quabbin Reservoir Reservation

Trailhead: 42.49238, -72.42059

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  3. 3.1 miSharp left onto New Boston Road, heading S.
  4. 1.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 1.4 miSharp right, heading S.
  6. 3.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftArrive 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/new-boston-road-out-back-16-km-67d9

Trail surface

31% dirt12% gravel57% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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