Old Town Hall–Petersham Road, 4 sights
9.9 mi · ▲ 612 ft · 3 hr 36 min
Old Town Hall–Petersham Road, 4 sights is a 9.9-mile out-and-back in East Quabbin/Dana near Nichewaug, MA. The route reaches Old Town Hall. It climbs 612 ft. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Old Town Hall–Petersham Road, 4 sights
9.9 mi · ▲ 612 ft · 3 hr 36 min
Elevation 547–952 ft
Out & Back · East Quabbin/Dana
Trailhead: Petersham Road · 42.44094, -72.20961
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Petersham Road, heading SW.
- 1.5 miBear right onto Dana Road, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Petersham Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Old Town Hall.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Skinner Hill Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Whitney Hill Road, heading W.
- 2.9 miReach Old Town Hall, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.9 miTurn left onto Skinner Hill Road, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Petersham Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Dana Road, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Petersham Road, heading E.
- 1.5 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.4 mi in (~94 min). Leave by 4:57 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Petersham Road Trailhead
- Pottapaug Pond–F-94 Starfire Crash Site, 7 sights 6.7 mi · ▲ 190 ft
- Dana Road & Petersham Road 4.8 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Quabbin Reservoir–Dead Man's Curve, 5 sights 6.9 mi · ▲ 391 ft
- Pottapaug Pond–Old Town Hall, 4 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 55 ft
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