Thousand Acre Reservoir–Bearsden Road Loop, 7 sights
7 mi · ▲ 912 ft · 2 hr 47 min
Thousand Acre Reservoir–Bearsden Road Loop, 7 sights is a 7-mile loop in Bearsden Conservation Area near Athol, MA. The route reaches Thousand Acre Reservoir. It climbs 912 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi692 – 1,276 ft · steepest grade: 22%7.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Bearsden Road 42.60447, -72.19240
Nearest town Athol, MA
Directions
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Thousand Acre Reservoir–Bearsden Road Loop, 7 sights
7 mi · ▲ 912 ft · 2 hr 47 min
Elevation 694–1,276 ft
Loop · Bearsden Conservation Area
Trailhead: Bearsden Road · 42.60447, -72.19240
Weather Aug 4: Partly cloudy, high 78°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Round Top Trail, heading S.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Bemis Hill Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Deep Cut Bypass Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Old Stage Road, heading N.
- 2.3 miTurn right onto Willis Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Observation Hill Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miPass Thousand Acre Reservoir.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Old Stage Road, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Bearsden Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Deep Cut Bypass Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Bearsden Road, heading S.
- 0.7 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
27% dirt73% 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
79°62°
Thu
86°66°
55%
Fri
90°68°
36%
Sat
88°67°
38%
Sun
91°64°
Mon
87°66°
17%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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