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.
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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 Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 77°F / low 69° · precip 81% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Transit-accessible: High St @ Rural Ave - Winthrop Circle stop 497 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Ram's Head Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Reservoir Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miPass South Reservoir.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Nanepashemet Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Reservoir Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Nanepashemet Road, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Reservoir Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto West Dam Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Molly's Spring Road, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Nanepashemet Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Reservoir Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Nanepashemet Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach South Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Reservoir Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Nanepashemet Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Molly's Spring Road, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto West Dam Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Reservoir Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Nanepashemet Road, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Reservoir Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Nanepashemet Road, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Reservoir Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left onto Ram's Head Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 300 ftBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~68 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: High St @ Rural Ave - Winthrop Circle stop 497 m from the trailhead
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