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Quabbin Reservoir Reservation

Quabbin Reservoir–Gorge Trail, 4 sights

4.2 mi · ▲ 343 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Quabbin Reservoir–Gorge Trail, 4 sights is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Quabbin Reservoir Reservation near Burrage Corner, MA. The route reaches Quabbin Reservoir. It climbs 343 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi525 – 725 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Monson Turnpike 42.47700, -72.24694
Nearest town Burrage Corner, MA
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Quabbin Reservoir–Gorge Trail, 4 sights

4.2 mi · ▲ 343 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 525–725 ft

Out & Back · Quabbin Reservoir Reservation

Trailhead: Monson Turnpike · 42.47700, -72.24694

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

  1. Start on Monson Turnpike, heading SW.
  2. 0.9 miBear right, heading W.
  3. 50 ftPass Quabbin Reservoir.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miBear left onto Soapstone Mtn Trail, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto Gorge Trail, heading N.
  7. 1.1 miReach Quabbin Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1.1 miTurn left onto Soapstone Mtn Trail, heading S.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 150 ftBear left onto Monson Turnpike, heading S.
  12. 0.8 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-gorge-trail-out-back-4-sights-7-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:52 PM

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