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Middlesex Fells Reservation

Rock Hill & Whitmore Brook Road

2.1 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 44 min

Rock Hill & Whitmore Brook Road is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Middlesex Fells Reservation near West Medford, MA. The route reaches Rock Hill at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi62 – 164 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Whitmore Brook Road 42.43211, -71.13105
Nearest town West Medford, MA
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Rock Hill & Whitmore Brook Road

2.1 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 44 min

Elevation 63–163 ft

Out & Back · Middlesex Fells Reservation

Trailhead: Whitmore Brook Road · 42.43211, -71.13105

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM

Transit-accessible: Playstead Rd @ Winthrop St - W Medford Sq stop 33 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Whitmore Brook Road, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miPass Rock Hill.
  5. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  7. 500 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  11. 0.6 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/rock-hill-south-reservoir-out-back-4-km-6be3

Trail surface

78% dirt22% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Playstead Rd @ Winthrop St - W Medford Sq stop 33 m from the trailhead

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