Quabbin Reservoir & Spillway Trail is a 1.4-mile out-and-back in Quabbin Park near West Ware, MA. The route reaches Quabbin Reservoir at the turnaround, 0.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 118 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi397 – 525 ft1.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.27699, -72.33457
Nearest town West Ware, MA
Directions
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Quabbin Reservoir & Spillway Trail
1.4 mi · ▲ 118 ft · 32 min
Elevation 396–526 ft
Out & Back · Quabbin Park
Trailhead: 42.27699, -72.33457
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Spillway Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miReach Quabbin Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 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
74% dirt26% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 79°F61°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity94%
Rained 3.1″ yesterday (5.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Wed
80°63°
Thu
88°68°
50%
Fri
94°70°
39%
Sat
91°69°
42%
Sun
94°66°
15%
Mon
93°70°
18%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Quabbin Hill & Observation Tower Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 605 ft
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