AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Quabbin Reservoir Reservation

New Boston Road

8.1 mi · ▲ 673 ft · 3 hr 2 min

New Boston Road is an 8.1-mile out-and-back in Quabbin Reservoir Reservation near Shutesbury, MA. It climbs 673 ft. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi656 – 1,119 ft8.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.47759, -72.41286
Nearest town Shutesbury, MA
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New Boston Road

8.1 mi · ▲ 673 ft · 3 hr 2 min

Elevation 657–1,119 ft

Out & Back · Quabbin Reservoir Reservation

Trailhead: 42.47759, -72.41286

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.6 miSharp right, heading E.
  3. 2 miSharp left onto New Boston Road, heading N.
  4. 1.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 1.4 miSharp right, heading S.
  6. 2 miSharp left, heading W.
  7. 0.6 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/new-boston-road-out-back-13-km-2629

Trail surface

34% dirt13% gravel53% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 5:59 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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