Thousand Acre Reservoir–Bearsden Road, 7 sights
7.2 mi · ▲ 1,019 ft · 2 hr 55 min
Thousand Acre Reservoir–Bearsden Road, 7 sights is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Bearsden Conservation Area near South Royalston, MA. The route reaches Thousand Acre Reservoir. It climbs 1,019 ft, with sections as steep as 37% grade. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi692 – 1,175 ft · steepest grade: 37%7.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.61697, -72.14780
Nearest town South Royalston, MA
Directions
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Thousand Acre Reservoir–Bearsden Road, 7 sights
7.2 mi · ▲ 1,019 ft · 2 hr 55 min
Elevation 694–1,174 ft
Out & Back · Bearsden Conservation Area
Trailhead: 42.61697, -72.14780
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Blue and Yellow Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Thousand Acre Brook Trail, heading NE.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Deep Cut Bypass Trail, heading NW.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Bemis Hill Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Bearsden Road, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Old Stage Road, heading S.
- 0.6 miPass Thousand Acre Reservoir.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Observation Hill Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Willis Road, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Thousand Acre Brook Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Blue and Yellow Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 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.
Trail surface
4% dirt96% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:51 PM
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- Bemis Hill Trail–Blue and Yellow Trail, 4 sights 8.9 mi · ▲ 1,114 ft
- Bearsden Road–Bemis Hill Trail, 4 sights 8.5 mi · ▲ 1,063 ft
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