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Quabbin Reservoir Reservation

Quabbin Reservoir–Greenwich Plains Road, 3 sights

2.1 mi · ▲ 228 ft · 49 min

Quabbin Reservoir–Greenwich Plains Road, 3 sights is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Quabbin Reservoir Reservation near Ware Center, MA. The route reaches Quabbin Reservoir at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 228 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi545 – 804 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Greenwich Plains Road 42.29886, -72.28454
Nearest town Ware Center, MA
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Quabbin Reservoir–Greenwich Plains Road, 3 sights

2.1 mi · ▲ 228 ft · 49 min

Elevation 545–803 ft

Out & Back · Quabbin Reservoir Reservation

Trailhead: Greenwich Plains Road · 42.29886, -72.28454

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

  1. Start on Greenwich Plains Road, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left onto Quabbin Dike Road, heading W.
  3. 0.8 miReach Quabbin Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.8 miTurn right onto Greenwich Plains Road, heading S.
  5. 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/greenwich-plains-road-out-back-3-km-26fa

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:52 PM

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