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Middlesex Fells Reservation

South Reservoir–Nanepashemet Road, 4 sights

5 mi · ▲ 344 ft · 1 hr 50 min

South Reservoir–Nanepashemet Road, 4 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Middlesex Fells Reservation near Medford, MA. The route reaches South Reservoir. It climbs 344 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi46 – 223 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.42557, -71.11572
Nearest town Medford, MA
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South Reservoir–Nanepashemet Road, 4 sights

5 mi · ▲ 344 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 46–223 ft

Out & Back · Middlesex Fells Reservation

Trailhead: 42.42557, -71.11572

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

Transit-accessible: High St @ Rural Ave - Winthrop Circle stop 497 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  3. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  4. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Ram's Head Road, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  8. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Reservoir Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.4 miPass South Reservoir.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Nanepashemet Road, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Reservoir Trail, heading W.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Nanepashemet Road, heading W.
  15. 250 ftContinue straight onto Reservoir Trail, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miBear right onto West Dam Road, heading NE.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left onto Molly's Spring Road, heading N.
  18. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right onto Nanepashemet Road, heading NE.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left onto Reservoir Trail, heading N.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Nanepashemet Road, heading N.
  22. 0.2 miReach South Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Reservoir Trail, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftTurn right onto Nanepashemet Road, heading N.
  25. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  26. 0.3 miTurn left onto Molly's Spring Road, heading S.
  27. 150 ftTurn right onto West Dam Road, heading SW.
  28. 0.2 miBear left onto Reservoir Trail, heading S.
  29. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Nanepashemet Road, heading S.
  30. 250 ftContinue straight onto Reservoir Trail, heading S.
  31. 50 ftContinue straight onto Nanepashemet Road, heading S.
  32. 50 ftContinue straight onto Reservoir Trail, heading SW.
  33. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  34. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  35. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  36. 150 ftBear left onto Ram's Head Road, heading S.
  37. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  38. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  39. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  40. 300 ftBear right, heading S.
  41. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  42. 0.2 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/south-reservoir-south-reservoir-out-back-6-km-f2ff

Trail surface

76% dirt24% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: High St @ Rural Ave - Winthrop Circle stop 497 m from the trailhead

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