Otter River State Forest Beach & Beaman Pond via Wilder-McKenzie Trail
5 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Otter River State Forest Beach & Beaman Pond via Wilder-McKenzie Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Birch Hill Reservoir Area near Baldwinville, MA. The route passes Otter River State Forest Beach, Otter River State Forest Beach and Beaman Pond. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Otter River State Forest Beach & Beaman Pond via Wilder-McKenzie Trail
5 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 821–883 ft
Out & Back · Birch Hill Reservoir Area
Trailhead: 42.60949, -72.08280
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
Transit-accessible: Baldwinville - Route 68 & Route 202 stop 701 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn right onto Elm Street, heading SE.
- 0.5 miPass Otter River State Forest Beach.
- 100 ftBear left onto Dennison Street, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Otter River State Forest Beach.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miPass Beaman Pond.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Wilder-McKenzie Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear right onto New Boston Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Boston and Maine Railroad Alignment (1874-1940), heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive 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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- Transit-accessible: Baldwinville - Route 68 & Route 202 stop 701 m from the trailhead
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