Otter River State Forest Beach & Beaman Pond Loop via Wilder-McKenzie Trail
3 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Otter River State Forest Beach & Beaman Pond Loop via Wilder-McKenzie Trail is a 3-mile loop in Birch Hill Reservoir Area near Baldwinville, MA. The route passes Otter River State Forest Beach, Beaman Pond and Otter River State Forest Beach. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Otter River State Forest Beach & Beaman Pond Loop via Wilder-McKenzie Trail
3 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Elevation 821–883 ft
Loop · Birch Hill Reservoir Area
Trailhead: 42.62478, -72.07995
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Otter River State Forest Beach.
- 50 ftPass Beaman Pond.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Dennison Street, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Elm Street, heading SW.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Boston and Maine Railroad Alignment (1874-1940), heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto New Boston Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Wilder-McKenzie Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass Otter River State Forest Beach.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftThe loop closes 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Otter River–Otter River State Forest Beach, 4 lakes 5.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Otter River State Forest Beach–Beaman Pond, 3 beaches 3 mi · ▲ 29 ft
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