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Tully River Reservation

Spirit Falls & Long Pond via Tully Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 333 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Spirit Falls & Long Pond via Tully Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Tully River Reservation near Royalston, MA. The route passes Long Pond before reaching Spirit Falls at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 333 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi646 – 955 ft · steepest grade: 31%3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.68558, -72.21383
Nearest town Royalston, MA
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Spirit Falls & Long Pond via Tully Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 333 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 645–956 ft

Out & Back · Tully River Reservation

Trailhead: 42.68558, -72.21383

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 80°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Tully Trail, heading SW.
  3. 1.6 miPass Long Pond.
  4. 0.2 miReach Spirit Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 1.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/spirit-falls-out-back-6-km-b892

Trail surface

81% dirt19% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 80°F60°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity72%
Rained 2.7″ yesterday (4.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:44 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Wed 81°62°
Thu 85°67° 55%
Fri 91°69° 34%
Sat 89°68° 37%
Sun 92°66°
Mon 89°67° 16%

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