Quabbin Reservoir Reservation

Doubleday Road–J Vaughn Road, 4 sights

13.9 mi · ▲ 1,403 ft · 5 hr 20 min

Doubleday Road–J Vaughn Road, 4 sights is a 13.9-mile out-and-back in Quabbin Reservoir Reservation near New Salem, MA. It climbs 1,403 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi705 – 1,083 ft · steepest grade: 16%14.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: South Main Street 42.48306, -72.32975
Nearest town New Salem, MA

Directions

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Doubleday Road–J Vaughn Road, 4 sights

13.9 mi · ▲ 1,403 ft · 5 hr 20 min

Elevation 704–1,082 ft

Out & Back · Quabbin Reservoir Reservation

Trailhead: South Main Street · 42.48306, -72.32975

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

  1. Start on South Main Street, heading S.
  2. 0.7 miSharp right onto Shutesbury Road, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left onto J Vaughn Road, heading S.
  4. 1.9 miBear right onto Smith Vaughn Road, heading S.
  5. 2.2 miTurn right onto Egypt Road, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left onto Doubleday Road, heading W.
  7. 1.6 miReach South Main Street, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1.6 miTurn right onto Egypt Road, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left onto Smith Vaughn Road, heading N.
  10. 2.2 miBear left onto J Vaughn Road, heading N.
  11. 1.9 miTurn right onto Shutesbury Road, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miSharp left onto South Main Street, heading SE.
  13. 0.6 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

96% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F61°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity68%
Rained 1.1″ yesterday (3.4″ 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 78°62°
Thu 88°64° 56%
Fri 91°68° 39%
Sat 88°68° 39%
Sun 92°67°
Mon 89°67° 18%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.4 mi in (~151 min). Leave by 5:16 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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