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Quabbin Reservoir Reservation

New Boston Road

9 mi · ▲ 1,026 ft · 3 hr 31 min

New Boston Road is a 9-mile out-and-back in Quabbin Reservoir Reservation near Shutesbury, MA. It climbs 1,026 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi656 – 1,093 ft · steepest grade: 15%9.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.47364, -72.40698
Nearest town Shutesbury, MA
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New Boston Road

9 mi · ▲ 1,026 ft · 3 hr 31 min

Elevation 657–1,092 ft

Out & Back · Quabbin Reservoir Reservation

Trailhead: 42.47364, -72.40698

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  4. 1.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  5. 1.6 miSharp left onto New Boston Road, heading SE.
  6. 1.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 1.4 miSharp right, heading S.
  8. 1.6 miBear left, heading SW.
  9. 1.3 miSharp right, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  11. 350 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-15-km-88d1

Trail surface

30% dirt12% gravel58% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 5:46 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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