Old Royalston Road via Ware River Rail Trail
5.7 mi · ▲ 279 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Old Royalston Road via Ware River Rail Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Birch Hill Reservoir Area near Templeton Station, MA. It climbs 279 ft. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi827 – 1,037 ft5.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: West Road 42.58123, -72.07296
Nearest town Templeton Station, MA
Directions
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Old Royalston Road via Ware River Rail Trail
5.7 mi · ▲ 279 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Elevation 826–1,037 ft
Out & Back · Birch Hill Reservoir Area
Trailhead: West Road · 42.58123, -72.07296
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 56°F / low 46° · precip 62% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start on West Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Ware River Rail Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Old Royalston Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach Old Royalston Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Ware River Rail Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto West Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
48% dirt52% unspecified
Weather
DrizzleTemperature 56°F46°
Precip62%Wind4 mphUV0Humidity98%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (1″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Mon
63°50°
21%
Tue
59°42°
Wed
60°40°
Thu
62°39°
Fri
62°46°
32%
Sat
59°48°
34%
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