Birch Hill Reservoir Area

Otter River State Forest Beach & Boston and Maine Railroad Alignment (1874-1940) via Wilder-McKenzie Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 118 ft · 50 min

Otter River State Forest Beach & Boston and Maine Railroad Alignment (1874-1940) via Wilder-McKenzie Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Birch Hill Reservoir Area near Baldwinville, MA. The route reaches Otter River State Forest Beach. It is mostly level, with 118 ft of elevation gain. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi837 – 919 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.63215, -72.07912
Nearest town Baldwinville, MA

Directions

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Otter River State Forest Beach & Boston and Maine Railroad Alignment (1874-1940) via Wilder-McKenzie Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 118 ft · 50 min

Elevation 837–919 ft

Out & Back · Birch Hill Reservoir Area

Trailhead: 42.63215, -72.07912

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Main Street, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 450 ftBear right onto New Boston Road, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miSharp left onto Boston and Maine Railroad Alignment (1874-1940), heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miReach Otter River State Forest Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 250 ftSharp right, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left onto Main Street, heading NW.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miSharp left onto Wilder-McKenzie Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
  12. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

29% dirt71% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:51 PM

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