Quabbin Hill & Observation Tower Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Quabbin Park near West Ware, MA. The route reaches Quabbin Hill. It climbs 775 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi535 – 1,024 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.29815, -72.32686
Nearest town West Ware, MA
Directions
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Quabbin Hill & Observation Tower Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 775 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Elevation 533–1,025 ft
Out & Back · Quabbin Park
Trailhead: 42.29815, -72.32686
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 77°F / low 59° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miPass Quabbin Hill.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Observation Tower Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miReach Quabbin Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
92% dirt5% paved3% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 77°F59°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity92%
Rained 2.5″ yesterday (5.1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Wed
77°61°
Thu
87°67°
51%
Fri
92°69°
39%
Sat
90°68°
42%
Sun
92°65°
Mon
89°68°
18%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:23 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Enfield Look Out & Enfield Lookout Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 389 ft
- Quabbin Hill–Quabbin Reservoir, 4 sights 5.5 mi · ▲ 981 ft
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