Doubleday Road–J Vaughn Road, 4 sights
13.9 mi · ▲ 1,403 ft · 5 hr 20 min
Doubleday Road–J Vaughn Road, 4 sights is a 13.9-mile out-and-back in Quabbin Reservoir Reservation near New Salem, MA. It climbs 1,403 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
Getting there
Directions
Doubleday Road–J Vaughn Road, 4 sights
13.9 mi · ▲ 1,403 ft · 5 hr 20 min
Elevation 704–1,082 ft
Out & Back · Quabbin Reservoir Reservation
Trailhead: South Main Street · 42.48306, -72.32975
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start on South Main Street, heading S.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Shutesbury Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto J Vaughn Road, heading S.
- 1.9 miBear right onto Smith Vaughn Road, heading S.
- 2.2 miTurn right onto Egypt Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Doubleday Road, heading W.
- 1.6 miReach South Main Street, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Egypt Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Smith Vaughn Road, heading N.
- 2.2 miBear left onto J Vaughn Road, heading N.
- 1.9 miTurn right onto Shutesbury Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto South Main Street, heading SE.
- 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 surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.5 mi in (~154 min). Leave by 3:58 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from South Main Street Trailhead
- Quabbin Reservoir–Clifford Road, 5 sights 14.5 mi · ▲ 1,445 ft
- Belden Hill Road & South Main Street via Bliss Road 7.6 mi · ▲ 678 ft
- Shutesbury Road & South Main Street 2.2 mi · ▲ 288 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near New Salem, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near New Salem, Massachusetts