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Birch Hill Reservoir Area

Otter River State Forest Beach & Beaman Pond via Boston and Maine Railroad Alignment (1874-1940)

5.6 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Otter River State Forest Beach & Beaman Pond via Boston and Maine Railroad Alignment (1874-1940) is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Birch Hill Reservoir Area near Parkers Station, MA. The route passes Otter River State Forest Beach, Otter River State Forest Beach and Otter River State Forest Beach before reaching Beaman Pond at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi820 – 883 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.63233, -72.12309
Nearest town Parkers Station, MA
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Otter River State Forest Beach & Beaman Pond via Boston and Maine Railroad Alignment (1874-1940)

5.6 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Elevation 820–883 ft

Out & Back · Birch Hill Reservoir Area

Trailhead: 42.63233, -72.12309

Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 56°F / low 46° · precip 63% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

  1. Start on Boston and Maine Railroad Alignment (1874-1940), heading SE.
  2. 2.2 miTurn left onto New Boston Road, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miPass Otter River State Forest Beach.
  4. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miPass Otter River State Forest Beach.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wilder-McKenzie Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miPass Beaman Pond.
  8. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  9. 350 ftReach Otter River State Forest Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.5 miBear right onto New Boston Road, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right onto Boston and Maine Railroad Alignment (1874-1940), heading NW.
  12. 2.1 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/otter-river-state-forest-beach-otter-river-state-forest-beach-out-back-6-beaches-9-km-4baf

Trail surface

12% dirt88% unspecified

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 56°F46°
Precip63%Wind3 mphUV0Humidity97%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (0.6″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45° 5 AM: 12% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 2% rain8 AM: 9% rain9 AM: 13% rain10 AM: 24% rain11 AM: 44% rain12 PM: 52% rain1 PM: 63% rain2 PM: 57% rain3 PM: 31% rain4 PM: 37% rain5 PM: 45% rain6 PM: 48% rain7 PM: 39% rain8 PM: 43% rain9 PM: 45% rain10 PM: 43% rain11 PM: 35% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Mon 64°50° 18%
Tue 60°42°
Wed 61°41°
Thu 62°40°
Fri 63°47° 32%
Sat 59°48° 33%

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