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Quabbin Reservoir Reservation

New Boston Road

8.8 mi · ▲ 790 ft · 3 hr 20 min

New Boston Road is an 8.8-mile out-and-back in Quabbin Reservoir Reservation near Shutesbury, MA. It climbs 790 ft. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi617 – 1,253 ft9.0 mi

Getting there

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

8.8 mi · ▲ 790 ft · 3 hr 20 min

Elevation 618–1,253 ft

Out & Back · Quabbin Reservoir Reservation

Trailhead: 42.47405, -72.41735

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 77°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:07 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 miBear right onto New Boston Road, heading S.
  5. 0.6 miReach New Boston Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
  7. 2.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 0.4 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-cda3

Trail surface

16% dirt12% gravel72% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 77°F60°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity77%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday (4.1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Wed 77°62°
Thu 85°65° 58%
Fri 89°67° 39%
Sat 88°66° 38%
Sun 90°63°
Mon 88°66° 17%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:47 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:07 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:39 PM.

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