Quabbin Hill–Quabbin Reservoir, 6 sights is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Quabbin Park near West Ware, MA. The route passes Enfield Look Out and Quabbin Hill before reaching Quabbin Reservoir at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It climbs 867 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi400 – 1,024 ft · steepest grade: 16%6.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Enfield Lookout Trail 42.30837, -72.33597
Nearest town West Ware, MA
Directions
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Quabbin Hill–Quabbin Reservoir, 6 sights
6.4 mi · ▲ 867 ft · 2 hr 34 min
Elevation 401–1,025 ft
Out & Back · Quabbin Park
Trailhead: Enfield Lookout Trail · 42.30837, -72.33597
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Enfield Lookout Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Enfield Look Out.
- 1.2 miPass Quabbin Hill.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Observation Tower Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Spillway Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miPass Quabbin Reservoir.
- 50 ftReach Quabbin Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn right onto Observation Tower Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.2 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
96% dirt2% paved2% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:52 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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