AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Quabbin Reservoir Reservation

New Boston Road

10.3 mi · ▲ 870 ft · 3 hr 52 min

New Boston Road is a 10.3-mile out-and-back in Quabbin Reservoir Reservation near Shutesbury, MA. It climbs 870 ft. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi656 – 1,253 ft10.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.47405, -72.41735
Nearest town Shutesbury, MA
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New Boston Road

10.3 mi · ▲ 870 ft · 3 hr 52 min

Elevation 657–1,253 ft

Out & Back · Quabbin Reservoir Reservation

Trailhead: 42.47405, -72.41735

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 2.4 miSharp left onto New Boston Road, heading S.
  5. 1.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 1.4 miSharp right, heading S.
  7. 2.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 0.5 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-16-km-83af

Trail surface

28% dirt10% gravel62% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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