Birch Hill Reservoir Area

North Camping Area Beach & McLaughlin Trail

7.6 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 2 hr 34 min

North Camping Area Beach & McLaughlin Trail is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Birch Hill Reservoir Area near Bullardville, MA. The route reaches North Camping Area Beach at the turnaround, 3.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi824 – 879 ft7.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.68515, -72.08717
Nearest town Bullardville, MA

Directions

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North Camping Area Beach & McLaughlin Trail

7.6 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 2 hr 34 min

Elevation 823–880 ft

Out & Back · Birch Hill Reservoir Area

Trailhead: 42.68515, -72.08717

Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 55°F / low 46° · precip 63% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left onto Alger Road, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right onto McLaughlin Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.6 miReach North Camping Area Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  14. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto Alger Road, heading S.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  18. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 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

9% dirt91% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 55°F46°
Precip63%Wind4 mphUV1Humidity95%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (0.9″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45° 5 AM: 12% rain6 AM: 2% rain7 AM: 2% rain8 AM: 7% rain9 AM: 11% rain10 AM: 24% rain11 AM: 44% rain12 PM: 49% rain1 PM: 63% rain2 PM: 51% rain3 PM: 29% rain4 PM: 38% rain5 PM: 44% rain6 PM: 46% rain7 PM: 43% rain8 PM: 48% rain9 PM: 41% rain10 PM: 40% rain11 PM: 32% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Mon 64°49°
Tue 60°42°
Wed 61°41°
Thu 63°39°
Fri 64°45° 32%
Sat 59°48° 33%

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