Quabbin Reservoir Reservation

NET Trail (white)–New Boston Road, 3 sights

8.4 mi · ▲ 682 ft · 3 hr 8 min

NET Trail (white)–New Boston Road, 3 sights is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Quabbin Reservoir Reservation near South Wendell, MA. It climbs 682 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi617 – 1,073 ft8.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rockwell Hill Road 42.51337, -72.39005
Nearest town South Wendell, MA

Directions

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NET Trail (white)–New Boston Road, 3 sights

8.4 mi · ▲ 682 ft · 3 hr 8 min

Elevation 618–1,073 ft

Out & Back · Quabbin Reservoir Reservation

Trailhead: Rockwell Hill Road · 42.51337, -72.39005

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

  1. Start on Rockwell Hill Road, heading E.
  2. 1 miTurn right onto NET Trail (white), heading SW.
  3. 1.1 miBear left onto New Boston Road, heading SW.
  4. 2.2 miReach Rockwell Hill Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 2.2 miBear right onto NET Trail (white), heading N.
  6. 1.1 miTurn left onto Rockwell Hill Road, heading E.
  7. 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

98% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:17 PM — 4 min before dark.

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