AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

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.

Elevation

0 mi144 – 190 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.61399, -71.41190
Nearest town Brookside Station, MA
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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 Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Acker trail, heading SE.
  4. 1.7 miReach Stony Brook Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 50 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-5-km-d9f3

Trail surface

77% dirt23% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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