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Gardner Water Supply Land

Perley Brook Reservoir–Beagle Pond, 5 sights

4.2 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Perley Brook Reservoir–Beagle Pond, 5 sights is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Gardner Water Supply Land near Gardner, MA. The route passes Beagle Pond and Perley Brook Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 85 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,024 – 1,112 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Brook Loop 42.58916, -72.00597
Nearest town Gardner, MA
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Perley Brook Reservoir–Beagle Pond, 5 sights

4.2 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Elevation 1,025–1,113 ft

Out & Back · Gardner Water Supply Land

Trailhead: Brook Loop · 42.58916, -72.00597

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

  1. Start on Brook Loop, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass Beagle Pond.
  3. 50 ftPass Perley Brook Reservoir.
  4. 0.8 miBear left onto Brook Loop Outlet, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Brook Loop, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Connector to main jeep road, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left onto Main Jeep Road, heading NW.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right onto Jeep Road from 140 parking lot, heading NE.
  9. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Calvin Coolidge, heading N.
  10. 450 ftReach Perley Brook Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 450 ftContinue straight onto Jeep Road from 140 parking lot, heading SW.
  12. 0.5 miTurn left onto Main Jeep Road, heading SE.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right onto Connector to main jeep road, heading S.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right onto Brook Loop, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Brook Loop Outlet, heading S.
  16. 0.1 miBear right onto Brook Loop, heading SW.
  17. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/perley-brook-reservoir-beagle-pond-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

71% dirt29% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:51 PM

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