AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Birch Hill Reservoir Area

Middle Road & River Road

4.8 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Middle Road & River Road is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Birch Hill Reservoir Area near Parkers Station, MA. It is mostly level, with 169 ft of elevation gain. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi820 – 892 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Middle Road 42.64478, -72.10249
Nearest town Parkers Station, MA
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Middle Road & River Road

4.8 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Elevation 821–894 ft

Out & Back · Birch Hill Reservoir Area

Trailhead: Middle Road · 42.64478, -72.10249

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

  1. Start on Middle Road, heading SE.
  2. 0.9 miSharp right onto River Road, heading NW.
  3. 1.6 miReach Middle Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.6 miSharp left onto Middle Road, heading E.
  5. 0.8 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/middle-road-out-back-6-km-0baa

Trail surface

8% gravel6% dirt86% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:51 PM

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