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Stony Brook Reservoir via Acker trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Stony Brook Reservoir via Acker trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Nabnasset, MA. The route reaches Stony Brook Reservoir at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi144 – 190 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.61895, -71.41439
Nearest town Nabnasset, MA
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Stony Brook Reservoir via Acker trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 145–190 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.61895, -71.41439

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left onto Acker trail, heading SW.
  3. 1.8 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftReach Stony Brook Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 1.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 0.4 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/stony-brook-reservoir-stony-brook-reservoir-out-back-7-km-cf74

Trail surface

67% dirt33% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 6:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:06 PM — 10 min before dark.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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