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Dow / Bull Brook Reservoir Lands

Bull Brook Reservoir & Bull Brook Reservoir Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 52 min

Bull Brook Reservoir & Bull Brook Reservoir Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Dow / Bull Brook Reservoir Lands near Rowley, MA. The route reaches Bull Brook Reservoir at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi33 – 89 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.70346, -70.88678
Nearest town Rowley, MA
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Bull Brook Reservoir & Bull Brook Reservoir Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 52 min

Elevation 34–90 ft

Out & Back · Dow / Bull Brook Reservoir Lands

Trailhead: 42.70346, -70.88678

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Bull Brook Reservoir Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.5 miPass Bull Brook Reservoir.
  5. 0.2 miReach Bull Brook Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  8. 0.3 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/prospect-hill-bull-brook-reservoir-out-back-3-lakes-5-km-8f77

Trail surface

37% dirt63% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:39 AMSunset 8:02 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 7:25 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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