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Wachusett Reservoir Watershed

Wachusett Reservoir & Mass Central Rail Trail

9.7 mi · ▲ 526 ft · 3 hr 30 min

Wachusett Reservoir & Mass Central Rail Trail is a 9.7-mile out-and-back in Wachusett Reservoir Watershed near Oakdale, MA. The route reaches Wachusett Reservoir. It climbs 526 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi397 – 764 ft10.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mass Central Rail Trail 42.38790, -71.79524
Nearest town Oakdale, MA
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Wachusett Reservoir & Mass Central Rail Trail

9.7 mi · ▲ 526 ft · 3 hr 30 min

Elevation 397–765 ft

Out & Back · Wachusett Reservoir Watershed

Trailhead: Mass Central Rail Trail · 42.38790, -71.79524

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Mass Central Rail Trail, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Wachusett Reservoir.
  3. 350 ftBear right, heading W.
  4. 2.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 1.5 miReach Wachusett Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 3.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/wachusett-reservoir-out-back-10-km

Trail surface

99% dirt1% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 5:43 AMSunset 8:05 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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