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.
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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
- Start on Cooleyville Road, heading S.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Prescott Shutesbury Road, heading SE.
- 3.7 miTurn left onto Prescott Greenwich Road, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Kelly Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Doubleday Road, heading N.
- 1.6 miTurn left onto Egypt Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto North Prescott Road, heading N.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Barnes Road, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn left onto Fish Hill Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Prescott Shutesbury Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Cooleyville Road, 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.
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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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