Overlook Reservoir & Link Trail via Big's Bushwhack (white)
2 mi · ▲ 306 ft · 49 min
Overlook Reservoir & Link Trail via Big's Bushwhack (white) is a 2-mile out-and-back in Crocker Conservation Area near Fitchburg, MA. The route reaches Overlook Reservoir. It climbs 306 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi676 – 912 ft · steepest grade: 20%2.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.59075, -71.81917
Nearest town Fitchburg, MA
Directions
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Overlook Reservoir & Link Trail via Big's Bushwhack (white)
2 mi · ▲ 306 ft · 49 min
Elevation 676–912 ft
Out & Back · Crocker Conservation Area
Trailhead: 42.59075, -71.81917
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Big's Bushwhack (white), heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Flat Rock Link (blue), heading N.
- 50 ftPass Overlook Reservoir.
- 450 ftTurn left onto White Birch Trail (white), heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Link Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach Overlook Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto White Birch Trail (white), heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Flat Rock Link (blue), heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Big's Bushwhack (white), heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
OvercastTemperature 79°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity74%
Rained 1.3″ yesterday (3.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed
80°63°
Thu
88°66°
44%
Fri
93°70°
34%
Sat
91°70°
34%
Sun
94°69°
Mon
92°70°
16%
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