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Quabbin Reservoir Reservation

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.

Elevation

0 mi804 – 1,073 ft6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rockwell Hill Road 42.51255, -72.39781
Nearest town South Wendell, MA
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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

  1. Start on Rockwell Hill Road, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto New Boston Road, heading S.
  3. 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.5 miContinue straight onto NET Trail (white), heading E.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left onto Rockwell Hill Road, heading NW.
  6. 1 miReach Rockwell Hill Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1 miTurn right onto NET Trail (white), heading SW.
  8. 0.9 miTurn right onto New Boston Road, heading NW.
  9. 1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/rockwell-hill-road-out-back

Trail surface

81% dirt19% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~76 min). Leave by 5:17 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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