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Roaring Brook Reservoir & Whately Glen Road

5.4 mi · ▲ 761 ft · 2 hr 11 min

Roaring Brook Reservoir & Whately Glen Road is a 5.4-mile out-and-back near Roaring Brook Camp, MA. The route reaches Roaring Brook Reservoir at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It climbs 761 ft. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi486 – 886 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.49612, -72.66880
Nearest town Roaring Brook Camp, MA
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Roaring Brook Reservoir & Whately Glen Road

5.4 mi · ▲ 761 ft · 2 hr 11 min

Elevation 487–887 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.49612, -72.66880

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 1.6 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Whately Glen Road, heading SW.
  4. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 300 ftReach Roaring Brook Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  11. 1.6 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-9-km-443c

Trail surface

35% dirt65% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:47 AMSunset 8:09 PM

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