Rockwell Hill Road via NET Trail (white)
6.2 mi · ▲ 571 ft · 2 hr 21 min
Rockwell Hill Road via NET Trail (white) is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Quabbin Reservoir Reservation near South Wendell, MA. It climbs 571 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Rockwell Hill Road via NET Trail (white)
6.2 mi · ▲ 571 ft · 2 hr 21 min
Elevation 804–1,073 ft
Out & Back · Quabbin Reservoir Reservation
Trailhead: Rockwell Hill Road · 42.51255, -72.39781
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
- Start on Rockwell Hill Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto New Boston Road, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto NET Trail (white), heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Rockwell Hill Road, heading NW.
- 1 miReach Rockwell Hill Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn right onto NET Trail (white), heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto New Boston Road, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from Rockwell Hill Road Trailhead
- New Boston Road 2.4 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- New Boston Road 2.7 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- NET Trail (white) 5.2 mi · ▲ 573 ft
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