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.
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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: Heavy drizzle, high 59°F / low 46° · precip 49% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Acker trail, heading SW.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Stony Brook Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 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.
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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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