AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

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
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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 Aug 4: sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:06 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/ware-river-rail-trail-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

40% dirt60% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:44 AMSunset 8:06 PM

Good to know

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

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