Poplar Hill–Northampton Reservoir, 3 summits
2 mi · ▲ 229 ft · 47 min
Poplar Hill–Northampton Reservoir, 3 summits is a 2-mile out-and-back in MacLeish Field Station near Roaring Brook Camp, MA. The route passes Northampton Reservoir before reaching Poplar Hill at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 229 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi728 – 965 ft2.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.45475, -72.68675
Nearest town Roaring Brook Camp, MA
Directions
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Poplar Hill–Northampton Reservoir, 3 summits
2 mi · ▲ 229 ft · 47 min
Elevation 729–963 ft
Out & Back · MacLeish Field Station
Trailhead: 42.45475, -72.68675
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Northampton Reservoir.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto West Loop trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.7 miReach Poplar Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
- 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.
Trail surface
67% dirt33% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:47 AMSunset 8:08 PM
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