North Camping Area Beach & McLaughlin Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 40 min
North Camping Area Beach & McLaughlin Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Birch Hill Reservoir Area near Parkers Station, MA. The route reaches North Camping Area Beach at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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North Camping Area Beach & McLaughlin Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 823–907 ft
Out & Back · Birch Hill Reservoir Area
Trailhead: Wetmore Trailhead · 42.66359, -72.10944
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 79°F / low 59° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Alger Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto McLaughlin Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miReach North Camping Area Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Alger Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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More from Wetmore Trailhead Trailhead
- Alger Road 3.5 mi · ▲ 142 ft
- Sibley Road 6.1 mi · ▲ 200 ft
- McLaughlin Trail 6.3 mi · ▲ 136 ft
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