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Wachusett Reservoir Watershed

Wachusett Reservoir via Dike Path

1.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 36 min

Wachusett Reservoir via Dike Path is a 1.8-mile out-and-back in Wachusett Reservoir Watershed near Boylston, MA. The route reaches Wachusett Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi381 – 407 ft1.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.40466, -71.72012
Nearest town Boylston, MA
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Wachusett Reservoir via Dike Path

1.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 36 min

Elevation 379–406 ft

Out & Back · Wachusett Reservoir Watershed

Trailhead: 42.40466, -71.72012

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftPass Wachusett Reservoir.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Dike Path, heading N.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftReach Wachusett Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.1 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/wachusett-reservoir-out-back-3-km

Weather

Sunrise 5:43 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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