Quabbin Reservoir Reservation

Barnes Road–Cooleyville Road, 9 sights

11.5 mi · ▲ 965 ft · 4 hr 19 min

Barnes Road–Cooleyville Road, 9 sights is an 11.5-mile out-and-back in Quabbin Reservoir Reservation near Cooleyville, MA. It climbs 965 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi545 – 1,102 ft11.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cooleyville Road 42.45642, -72.37363
Nearest town Cooleyville, MA

Directions

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Barnes Road–Cooleyville Road, 9 sights

11.5 mi · ▲ 965 ft · 4 hr 19 min

Elevation 543–1,103 ft

Out & Back · Quabbin Reservoir Reservation

Trailhead: Cooleyville Road · 42.45642, -72.37363

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

  1. Start on Cooleyville Road, heading S.
  2. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Prescott Shutesbury Road, heading SE.
  3. 3.7 miTurn left onto Prescott Greenwich Road, heading E.
  4. 0.4 miSharp left onto Kelly Road, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Doubleday Road, heading N.
  6. 1.6 miTurn left onto Egypt Road, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right onto North Prescott Road, heading N.
  8. 1.1 miSharp left onto Barnes Road, heading S.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 1 miTurn left onto Fish Hill Road, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right onto Prescott Shutesbury Road, heading SW.
  12. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Cooleyville Road, heading NW.
  13. 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

86% dirt14% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F63°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity75%
Rained 1.5″ yesterday (4.6″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Wed 80°64°
Thu 90°65° 56%
Fri 92°68° 39%
Sat 89°68° 39%
Sun 93°68°
Mon 90°68° 18%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.4 mi in (~124 min). Leave by 5:44 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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