Quabbin Reservoir–Belden Hill Road, 7 sights
14.3 mi · ▲ 1,172 ft · 5 hr 21 min
Quabbin Reservoir–Belden Hill Road, 7 sights is a 14.3-mile out-and-back in Quabbin Reservoir Reservation near New Salem, MA. The route reaches Quabbin Reservoir at the turnaround, 7.2 miles in. It climbs 1,172 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Quabbin Reservoir–Belden Hill Road, 7 sights
14.3 mi · ▲ 1,172 ft · 5 hr 21 min
Elevation 523–909 ft
Out & Back · Quabbin Reservoir Reservation
Trailhead: Belden Hill Road · 42.50902, -72.31116
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
- Start on Belden Hill Road, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn left onto Millington Road, heading SE.
- 3 miBear right onto South Main Street, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Shutesbury Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto J Vaughn Road, heading SW.
- 1.9 miSharp left onto Underhill Road, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Brown Road, heading SE.
- 0.4 miReach Quabbin Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Underhill Road, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto J Vaughn Road, heading SW.
- 1.9 miTurn right onto Shutesbury Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right onto South Main Street, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Bliss Road, heading SE.
- 3 miTurn right onto Belden Hill Road, heading NW.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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