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Millers River Wildlife Management Area

Blue and Yellow Trail–Thousand Acre Brook Trail, 3 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 312 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Blue and Yellow Trail–Thousand Acre Brook Trail, 3 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Millers River Wildlife Management Area near South Royalston, MA. It climbs 312 ft. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi755 – 1,063 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Willis Road 42.60394, -72.16580
Nearest town South Royalston, MA
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Blue and Yellow Trail–Thousand Acre Brook Trail, 3 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 312 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Elevation 754–1,064 ft

Out & Back · Millers River Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: Willis Road · 42.60394, -72.16580

Weather Aug 4: Partly cloudy, high 78°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

  1. Start on Willis Road, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Thousand Acre Brook Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miBear left onto Blue and Yellow Trail, heading N.
  5. 1.2 miReach Willis Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left onto Thousand Acre Brook Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right onto Willis Road, heading S.
  9. 0.2 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/thousand-acre-brook-trail-out-back

Trail surface

8% dirt92% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 78°F61°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity70%
Rained 1.2″ yesterday (3.2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:44 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Wed 78°62°
Thu 86°66° 55%
Fri 90°68° 36%
Sat 88°67° 37%
Sun 91°64°
Mon 87°66° 17%

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