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MacLeish Field Station

Poplar Hill–Northampton Reservoir, 4 sights

2.8 mi · ▲ 225 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Poplar Hill–Northampton Reservoir, 4 sights is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in MacLeish Field Station near Roaring Brook Camp, MA. The route passes Poplar Hill and Northampton Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 225 ft of elevation gain. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi751 – 965 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.46487, -72.68312
Nearest town Roaring Brook Camp, MA
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Poplar Hill–Northampton Reservoir, 4 sights

2.8 mi · ▲ 225 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Elevation 752–963 ft

Out & Back · MacLeish Field Station

Trailhead: 42.46487, -72.68312

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Poplar Hill.
  3. 0.7 miSharp right onto West Loop trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  5. 150 ftPass Northampton Reservoir.
  6. 50 ftReach Poplar Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 300 ftBear left, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Poplar Hill Road, heading W.
  12. 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/poplar-hill-northampton-reservoir-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

44% dirt56% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:47 AMSunset 8:08 PM

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