MacLeish Field Station

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass Northampton Reservoir.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto West Loop trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  5. 0.7 miReach Poplar Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 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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