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Birch Hill Reservoir Area

Ware River Rail Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 186 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Ware River Rail Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Birch Hill Reservoir Area near Baldwinville, MA. It is mostly level, with 186 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi827 – 1,037 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.60540, -72.08300
Nearest town Baldwinville, MA
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Ware River Rail Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 186 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 827–1,037 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 miTurn right onto Ware River Rail Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.8 miTurn left onto West Road, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right onto Ware River Rail Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 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-8-km-be6d

Trail surface

44% dirt56% 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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