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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
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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 Aug 4: Clear, high 79°F / low 59° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:07 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.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/north-camping-area-beach-out-back-12-km

Trail surface

9% dirt91% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 79°F59°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity75%
Rained 2.5″ yesterday (4.2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 5:44 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Wed 80°61°
Thu 85°67° 54%
Fri 91°69° 34%
Sat 88°67° 36%
Sun 91°65°
Mon 88°67° 16%

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