Pasture Hill–South Reservoir, 6 sights
2.3 mi · ▲ 192 ft · 52 min
Pasture Hill–South Reservoir, 6 sights is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Middlesex Fells Reservation near Medford, MA. The route passes Bellevue Pond, Panther Cave and Pasture Hill before reaching South Reservoir at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 192 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Pasture Hill–South Reservoir, 6 sights
2.3 mi · ▲ 192 ft · 52 min
Elevation 67–185 ft
Out & Back · Middlesex Fells Reservation
Trailhead: 42.43044, -71.10585
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
Transit-accessible: Fellsway W @ S Border Rd stop 175 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Bellevue Pond.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Saint Denis Road, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Quarry Road, heading N.
- 300 ftSharp left onto Skyline Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Red Cross Path, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Panther Cave.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Middle Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Reservoir Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Pasture Hill.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Brooks Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass South Reservoir.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Middle Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Red Cross Path, heading SE.
- 500 ftBear left onto Mud Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Skyline Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Quarry Road, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Saint Denis Road, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Transit-accessible: Fellsway W @ S Border Rd stop 175 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Silver Mine Hill–North Reservoir, 8 lakes 5.2 mi · ▲ 356 ft
- South Reservoir–Long Pond, 6 lakes 4.2 mi · ▲ 447 ft
- Silver Mine Hill–Wanapanaquin Hill, 8 lakes 3.9 mi · ▲ 302 ft
- Quarry Spring–Bellevue Pond, 3 sights 1.3 mi · ▲ 194 ft
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