Millers River Wildlife Management Area
Thousand Acre Reservoir–Blue and Yellow Trail, 4 sights
5.1 mi · ▲ 316 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Thousand Acre Reservoir–Blue and Yellow Trail, 4 sights is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Millers River Wildlife Management Area near South Royalston, MA. The route reaches Thousand Acre Reservoir at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It climbs 316 ft. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Thousand Acre Reservoir–Blue and Yellow Trail, 4 sights
5.1 mi · ▲ 316 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Elevation 754–1,067 ft
Out & Back · Millers River Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: Blue and Yellow Trail · 42.62960, -72.14848
Weather Aug 4: Mostly clear, high 78°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
- Start on Blue and Yellow Trail, heading W.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Thousand Acre Brook Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Willis Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Observation Hill Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach Thousand Acre Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Willis Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Thousand Acre Brook Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Blue and Yellow Trail, heading NE.
- 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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