Burrage Pond Wildlife Management Area
Upper Reservoir & Lower Reservoir
2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 56 min
Upper Reservoir & Lower Reservoir is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Burrage Pond Wildlife Management Area near Burrage, MA. The route passes Upper Reservoir and Lower Reservoir before reaching Lower Reservoir at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Upper Reservoir & Lower Reservoir
2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 56 min
Elevation 53–64 ft
Out & Back · Burrage Pond Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 42.02879, -70.85911
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:46 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miPass Upper Reservoir.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miPass Lower Reservoir.
- 0.2 miPass Lower Reservoir.
- 50 ftReach Upper Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:00 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Stump Brook Wildlife Sanctuary 5.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Stump Brook Wildlife Sanctuary–Upper Reservoir, 3 lakes 4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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