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Quabbin Reservoir Reservation

Quabbin Reservoir–Clifford Road, 5 sights

14.5 mi · ▲ 1,445 ft · 5 hr 33 min

Quabbin Reservoir–Clifford Road, 5 sights is a 14.5-mile out-and-back in Quabbin Reservoir Reservation near New Salem, MA. The route reaches Quabbin Reservoir. It climbs 1,445 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi532 – 994 ft14.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: South Main Street 42.48306, -72.32975
Nearest town New Salem, MA
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Quabbin Reservoir–Clifford Road, 5 sights

14.5 mi · ▲ 1,445 ft · 5 hr 33 min

Elevation 531–995 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 left onto Egypt Road, heading SE.
  6. 1.4 miPass Quabbin Reservoir.
  7. 250 ftSharp left onto Clifford Road, heading SE.
  8. 0.7 miReach Quabbin Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.7 miSharp right onto Egypt Road, heading S.
  10. 1.4 miTurn right onto Smith Vaughn Road, heading W.
  11. 2.2 miBear left onto J Vaughn Road, heading NE.
  12. 1.9 miTurn right onto Shutesbury Road, heading N.
  13. 0.3 miSharp left onto South Main Street, heading SE.
  14. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/quabbin-reservoir-out-back-24-km-d7cd

Trail surface

95% dirt5% 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%

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