AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Birch Hill Reservoir Area

Old Royalston Road

3.7 mi · ▲ 90 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Old Royalston Road is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Birch Hill Reservoir Area near Baldwinville, MA. It is mostly level, with 90 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi827 – 889 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.60540, -72.08300
Nearest town Baldwinville, MA
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Old Royalston Road

3.7 mi · ▲ 90 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Elevation 826–889 ft

Out & Back · Birch Hill Reservoir Area

Trailhead: 42.60540, -72.08300

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

Transit-accessible: Baldwinville - Route 68 & Route 202 stop 696 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.8 miTurn left onto Old Royalston Road, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miReach Old Royalston Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/old-royalston-road-out-back

Trail surface

16% dirt84% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:44 AMSunset 8:06 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Baldwinville - Route 68 & Route 202 stop 696 m from the trailhead

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