Railcut Hill & Babson Reservoir via Old Rockport Road
1.6 mi · ▲ 119 ft · 36 min
Railcut Hill & Babson Reservoir via Old Rockport Road is a 1.6-mile out-and-back in Babson Watershed near Five Pound Island, MA. The route passes Babson Reservoir and Railcut Hill before reaching Babson Reservoir at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 119 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Railcut Hill & Babson Reservoir via Old Rockport Road
1.6 mi · ▲ 119 ft · 36 min
Elevation 55–154 ft
Out & Back · Babson Watershed
Trailhead: 42.63109, -70.64522
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Old Rockport Road, heading W.
- 0.4 miPass Babson Reservoir.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 450 ftReach Railcut Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miPass Babson Reservoir.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miArrive 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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