Mountain Road Reservoir

Reservoir Road

4.8 mi · ▲ 665 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Reservoir Road is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Mountain Road Reservoir near Whately, MA. It climbs 665 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi299 – 751 ft · steepest grade: 19%4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.42185, -72.65675
Nearest town Whately, MA

Directions

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Reservoir Road

4.8 mi · ▲ 665 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 300–751 ft

Out & Back · Mountain Road Reservoir

Trailhead: 42.42185, -72.65675

Weather Sep 5: Fog, high 79°F / low 63° · precip 7% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:21 AM · sunset 7:20 PM

  1. Start on Chestnut Mountain Road, heading S.
  2. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left onto Reservoir Road, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miReach Reservoir Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Chestnut Mountain Road, heading W.
  11. 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

47% dirt53% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 79°F63°
Precip7%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity62%
Rained 0.8″ 3 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:21 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:20 PM
Sat 75°61° 23%
Sun 70°54°
Mon 78°51°
Tue 82°57°
Wed 87°61° 43%
Thu 73°53° 43%

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