Stony Brook Reservoir via Acker trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Stony Brook Reservoir via Acker trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Brookside Station, MA. The route reaches Stony Brook Reservoir at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Stony Brook Reservoir via Acker trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Elevation 145–189 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.61399, -71.41190
Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 59°F / low 46° · precip 50% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Acker trail, heading SE.
- 1.7 miReach Stony Brook Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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