Griswold Road–J Vaughn Road, 5 sights
15.8 mi · ▲ 1,044 ft · 5 hr 47 min
Griswold Road–J Vaughn Road, 5 sights is a 15.8-mile out-and-back in Quabbin Reservoir Reservation near North Prescott, MA. It climbs 1,044 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Griswold Road–J Vaughn Road, 5 sights
15.8 mi · ▲ 1,044 ft · 5 hr 47 min
Elevation 736–1,103 ft
Out & Back · Quabbin Reservoir Reservation
Trailhead: Shutesbury Road · 42.47373, -72.33868
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start on Shutesbury Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto J Vaughn Road, heading S.
- 1.9 miBear right onto Smith Vaughn Road, heading S.
- 2.2 miTurn right onto Egypt Road, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Prescott Shutesbury Road, heading SE.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Prescott Enfield Road, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Griswold Road, heading E.
- 0.6 miReach J Vaughn Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Prescott Enfield Road, heading N.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Prescott Shutesbury Road, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Egypt Road, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Smith Vaughn Road, heading N.
- 2.2 miBear left onto J Vaughn Road, heading E.
- 1.9 miTurn left onto Shutesbury Road, heading N.
- 450 ftArrive 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 4.8 mi in (~134 min). Leave by 4:19 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Quabbin Reservoir–Barnes Road, 7 sights 12.9 mi · ▲ 963 ft
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