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Brooks Woodland Preserve

Quaker Drive

4.4 mi · ▲ 689 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Quaker Drive is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Brooks Woodland Preserve near Petersham, MA. It climbs 689 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi764 – 974 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.49107, -72.17061
Nearest town Petersham, MA
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Quaker Drive

4.4 mi · ▲ 689 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Elevation 764–976 ft

Out & Back · Brooks Woodland Preserve

Trailhead: 42.49107, -72.17061

Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 58°F / low 49° · precip 63% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  5. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Tumbledown North, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Tumbledown East, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 400 ftBear right, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  14. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn left onto Quaker Drive, heading NE.
  16. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  21. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  22. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  24. 400 ftTurn left onto Tumbledown East, heading NW.
  25. 0.3 miTurn right onto Tumbledown North, heading W.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  27. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  28. 500 ftBear right, heading SW.
  29. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  30. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
  31. 50 ftArrive 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-8-km-82e7

Trail surface

24% dirt76% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 58°F49°
Precip63%Wind3 mphUV0Humidity98%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (1.2″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45° 2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 1% rain5 AM: 13% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 5% rain8 AM: 15% rain9 AM: 16% rain10 AM: 26% rain11 AM: 50% rain12 PM: 63% rain1 PM: 57% rain2 PM: 62% rain3 PM: 40% rain4 PM: 38% rain5 PM: 52% rain6 PM: 50% rain7 PM: 56% rain8 PM: 40% rain9 PM: 41% rain10 PM: 43% rain11 PM: 44% rain
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Mon 62°50° 32%
Tue 57°42°
Wed 61°41°
Thu 62°39° 15%
Fri 61°47° 31%
Sat 58°48° 32%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 5:54 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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