Pasture Hill & South Reservoir via West Dam Road
1.4 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 31 min
Pasture Hill & South Reservoir via West Dam Road is a 1.4-mile out-and-back in Middlesex Fells Reservation near Symmes Corner, MA. The route passes South Reservoir and Pasture Hill. It is mostly level, with 86 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi108 – 217 ft1.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.43723, -71.11807
Nearest town Symmes Corner, MA
Directions
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Pasture Hill & South Reservoir via West Dam Road
1.4 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 31 min
Elevation 108–217 ft
Out & Back · Middlesex Fells Reservation
Trailhead: 42.43723, -71.11807
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Reservoir Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miPass South Reservoir.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Nanepashemet Road, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Reservoir Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Nanepashemet Road, heading NE.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 250 ftSharp right onto West Dam Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto South Dam Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Brooks Road, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Reservoir Trail, heading NE.
- 400 ftPass Pasture Hill.
- 400 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
52% dirt48% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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