AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Quabbin Reservoir Reservation

New Boston Road

9.8 mi · ▲ 840 ft · 3 hr 41 min

New Boston Road is a 9.8-mile out-and-back in Quabbin Reservoir Reservation near Dudleyville, MA. It climbs 840 ft. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi656 – 1,230 ft10.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.47355, -72.43136
Nearest town Dudleyville, MA
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New Boston Road

9.8 mi · ▲ 840 ft · 3 hr 41 min

Elevation 657–1,230 ft

Out & Back · Quabbin Reservoir Reservation

Trailhead: 42.47355, -72.43136

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 77°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, 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 right, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 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-9dcd

Trail surface

29% dirt11% gravel60% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 77°F63°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 1″ yesterday (4.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:08 PM
Wed 77°65°
Thu 88°63° 58%
Fri 90°66° 39%
Sat 87°66° 38%
Sun 91°66°
Mon 88°66° 17%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM — 4 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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