Quabbin Reservoir–Old North Dana Road, 3 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Quabbin Reservoir Reservation near South Athol, MA. The route reaches Quabbin Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 210 ft of elevation gain. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi525 – 738 ft5.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Old North Dana Road 42.50411, -72.27406
Nearest town South Athol, MA
Directions
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Quabbin Reservoir–Old North Dana Road, 3 sights
5 mi · ▲ 210 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Elevation 527–740 ft
Out & Back · Quabbin Reservoir Reservation
Trailhead: Old North Dana Road · 42.50411, -72.27406
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Old North Dana Road, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Rabbit Run Rail Bed, heading S.
- 1.6 miPass Quabbin Reservoir.
- 0.9 miReach Quabbin Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.5 miBear right onto Old North Dana Road, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
23% dirt77% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:52 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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