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Roaring Brook Reservoir

3.4 mi · ▲ 507 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Roaring Brook Reservoir is a 3.4-mile out-and-back near Whately, MA. The route reaches Roaring Brook Reservoir at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 507 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi285 – 682 ft · steepest grade: 22%3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.46369, -72.64776
Nearest town Whately, MA
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Roaring Brook Reservoir

3.4 mi · ▲ 507 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Elevation 286–681 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.46369, -72.64776

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 1.2 miBear right, heading W.
  3. 0.6 miReach Roaring Brook Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
  5. 1.2 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/roaring-brook-reservoir-out-back-6-km

Weather

Sunrise 5:47 AMSunset 8:08 PM

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