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Brooks Woodland Preserve

Quaker Drive

6 mi · ▲ 879 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Quaker Drive is a 6-mile out-and-back in Brooks Woodland Preserve near Petersham, MA. It climbs 879 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi764 – 1,047 ft · steepest grade: 22%6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.49735, -72.18118
Nearest town Petersham, MA
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Quaker Drive

6 mi · ▲ 879 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Elevation 764–1,047 ft

Out & Back · Brooks Woodland Preserve

Trailhead: 42.49735, -72.18118

Weather Aug 4: Partly cloudy, high 76°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left onto Jerry's Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  7. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right onto Tumbledown North, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto Tumbledown East, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 400 ftBear right, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  17. 100 ftTurn right onto Quaker Drive, heading E.
  18. 250 ftBear left onto Rutland Brook Trail, heading NE.
  19. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  20. 0.3 miBear right onto Quaker Drive, heading N.
  21. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  22. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  23. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  24. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  25. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  26. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  27. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  28. 400 ftTurn left onto Tumbledown East, heading N.
  29. 0.3 miTurn right onto Tumbledown North, heading NW.
  30. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  31. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  32. 500 ftBear right, heading W.
  33. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  34. 200 ftTurn right onto Jerry's Trail, heading NW.
  35. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  36. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  37. 0.9 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/quaker-drive-out-back-7-km-2cc9

Trail surface

17% dirt83% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 76°F60°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity73%
Rained 3.4″ yesterday (5.4″ 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 77°61°
Thu 86°66° 53%
Fri 90°68° 37%
Sat 89°67° 39%
Sun 90°65°
Mon 88°68° 18%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 7:30 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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