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Quabbin Reservoir Reservation

Griswold Road–North Prescott Road, 4 sights

12.5 mi · ▲ 585 ft · 4 hr 28 min

Griswold Road–North Prescott Road, 4 sights is a 12.5-mile out-and-back in Quabbin Reservoir Reservation near North Prescott, MA. It climbs 585 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi824 – 1,102 ft12.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: North Prescott Road 42.45634, -72.34376
Nearest town North Prescott, MA
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Griswold Road–North Prescott Road, 4 sights

12.5 mi · ▲ 585 ft · 4 hr 28 min

Elevation 823–1,103 ft

Out & Back · Quabbin Reservoir Reservation

Trailhead: North Prescott Road · 42.45634, -72.34376

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

  1. Start on North Prescott Road, heading S.
  2. 3.1 miTurn right onto Egypt Road, heading SW.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left onto Prescott Shutesbury Road, heading SE.
  4. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Prescott Enfield Road, heading S.
  5. 0.7 miTurn left onto Griswold Road, heading E.
  6. 0.6 miReach North Prescott Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.6 miTurn right onto Prescott Enfield Road, heading N.
  8. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Prescott Shutesbury Road, heading NW.
  9. 1.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Egypt Road, heading NE.
  11. 250 ftTurn left onto North Prescott Road, heading NE.
  12. 3.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/quabbin-reservoir-out-back-24-km-bdfc

Trail surface

70% dirt30% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.1 mi in (~85 min). Leave by 5:08 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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