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Stony Brook Reservoir & Grassy Pond via Acker trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Stony Brook Reservoir & Grassy Pond via Acker trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back near Westford Station, MA. The route passes Grassy Pond before reaching Stony Brook Reservoir at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi144 – 223 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.60756, -71.43326
Nearest town Westford Station, MA
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Stony Brook Reservoir & Grassy Pond via Acker trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 145–222 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.60756, -71.43326

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftPass Grassy Pond.
  4. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 1 miTurn right onto Acker trail, heading NE.
  6. 1.7 miReach Stony Brook Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 300 ftArrive 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-4-lakes-9-km-2085

Trail surface

57% dirt43% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:42 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM — 14 min before dark.

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