AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Roaring Brook Reservoir & Norton Hollow Road

4.9 mi · ▲ 607 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Roaring Brook Reservoir & Norton Hollow Road is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Roaring Brook Camp, MA. The route passes Roaring Brook Reservoir before reaching Roaring Brook Reservoir at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 607 ft. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi427 – 755 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.47405, -72.68686
Nearest town Roaring Brook Camp, MA
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Roaring Brook Reservoir & Norton Hollow Road

4.9 mi · ▲ 607 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 428–756 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.47405, -72.68686

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 250 ftSharp left, heading N.
  3. 50 ftSharp right onto Fields Hill Road, heading N.
  4. 350 ftTurn right onto Norton Hollow Road, heading NE.
  5. 1.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.5 miPass Roaring Brook Reservoir.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 0.5 miReach Roaring Brook Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 1.8 miTurn left onto Fields Hill Road, heading SW.
  11. 350 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  13. 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/roaring-brook-reservoir-out-back-6-km-b472

Trail surface

27% dirt73% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:47 AMSunset 8:09 PM

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