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Bearsden Conservation Area

Bemis Hill Trail & Deep Cut Bypass Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 1,005 ft · 2 hr

Bemis Hill Trail & Deep Cut Bypass Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Bearsden Conservation Area near Athol, MA. It climbs 1,005 ft, with sections as steep as 39% grade. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi745 – 1,175 ft · steepest grade: 39%4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.60077, -72.20090
Nearest town Athol, MA
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Bemis Hill Trail & Deep Cut Bypass Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 1,005 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 744–1,174 ft

Out & Back · Bearsden Conservation Area

Trailhead: 42.60077, -72.20090

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 1.1 miTurn right onto Fire Road, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miSharp left onto Bearsden Road, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Bemis Hill Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Deep Cut Bypass Trail, heading E.
  6. 450 ftReach Bemis Hill Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 450 ftContinue straight onto Bemis Hill Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.6 miTurn left onto Bearsden Road, heading SW.
  9. 0.3 miSharp right onto Fire Road, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 1 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-reservoir-thousand-acre-reservoir-out-back-11-km-1e07

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:52 PM

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