Quabbin Reservoir Reservation

New Boston Road

2.4 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 51 min

New Boston Road is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Quabbin Reservoir Reservation near South Wendell, MA. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi804 – 935 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rockwell Hill Road 42.51255, -72.39781
Nearest town South Wendell, MA

Directions

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New Boston Road

2.4 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 51 min

Elevation 803–936 ft

Out & Back · Quabbin Reservoir Reservation

Trailhead: Rockwell Hill Road · 42.51255, -72.39781

Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 57°F / low 49° · precip 68% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

  1. Start on Rockwell Hill Road, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto New Boston Road, heading S.
  3. 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 1 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 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 surface

100% dirt

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 57°F49°
Precip68%Wind4 mphUV0Humidity98%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (0.5″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45° 2 AM: 2% rain4 AM: 2% rain5 AM: 9% rain6 AM: 2% rain7 AM: 10% rain8 AM: 17% rain9 AM: 21% rain10 AM: 40% rain11 AM: 68% rain12 PM: 61% rain1 PM: 60% rain2 PM: 53% rain3 PM: 40% rain4 PM: 52% rain5 PM: 56% rain6 PM: 51% rain7 PM: 49% rain8 PM: 43% rain9 PM: 39% rain10 PM: 38% rain11 PM: 27% rain
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:52 PM
Mon 62°50° 15%
Tue 59°40°
Wed 61°39°
Thu 62°36° 16%
Fri 63°40° 30%
Sat 58°48° 31%

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