Newton Reservoir–Bemis Hill Trail, 5 sights is a 7.5-mile out-and-back in Bearsden Conservation Area near Athol, MA. The route reaches Newton Reservoir. It climbs 1,201 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi748 – 1,276 ft · steepest grade: 27%7.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Bearsden Road 42.60447, -72.19240
Nearest town Athol, MA
Directions
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Newton Reservoir–Bemis Hill Trail, 5 sights
7.5 mi · ▲ 1,201 ft · 3 hr 6 min
Elevation 749–1,276 ft
Out & Back · Bearsden Conservation Area
Trailhead: Bearsden Road · 42.60447, -72.19240
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Round Top Trail, heading S.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Bemis Hill Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Pipeline Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miPass Newton Reservoir.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Mandell Road Trail, heading W.
- 1 miReach Newton Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Pipeline Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Bemis Hill Trail, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Round Top Trail, heading S.
- 1.7 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
47% dirt53% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:44 AMSunset 8:07 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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