Birch Hill Reservoir Area

Ware River Rail Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 73 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Ware River Rail Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Birch Hill Reservoir Area near Baldwinville, MA. It is mostly level, with 73 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi827 – 929 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.60540, -72.08300
Nearest town Baldwinville, MA

Directions

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Ware River Rail Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 73 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Elevation 827–929 ft

Out & Back · Birch Hill Reservoir Area

Trailhead: 42.60540, -72.08300

Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 56°F / low 47° · precip 62% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

Transit-accessible: Baldwinville - Route 68 & Route 202 stop 696 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.7 miSharp left onto Ware River Rail Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.9 miReach Ware River Rail Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.9 miSharp right, heading W.
  6. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

40% dirt60% unspecified

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 56°F47°
Precip62%Wind4 mphUV0Humidity97%
Rained 0.2″ 3 days ago (0.9″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45° 5 AM: 12% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 2% rain8 AM: 10% rain9 AM: 13% rain10 AM: 23% rain11 AM: 43% rain12 PM: 54% rain1 PM: 62% rain2 PM: 60% rain3 PM: 34% rain4 PM: 35% rain5 PM: 44% rain6 PM: 48% rain7 PM: 40% rain8 PM: 41% rain9 PM: 45% rain10 PM: 43% rain11 PM: 36% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Mon 64°50° 20%
Tue 60°42°
Wed 61°41°
Thu 62°40°
Fri 63°47° 32%
Sat 59°48° 33%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Baldwinville - Route 68 & Route 202 stop 696 m from the trailhead

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