Birch Hill Reservoir Area

Ware River Rail Trail & West Road

2 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 43 min

Ware River Rail Trail & West Road is a 2-mile out-and-back in Birch Hill Reservoir Area near Templeton Station, MA. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi840 – 945 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: West Road 42.58204, -72.08449
Nearest town Templeton Station, MA

Directions

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Ware River Rail Trail & West Road

2 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 43 min

Elevation 839–944 ft

Out & Back · Birch Hill Reservoir Area

Trailhead: West Road · 42.58204, -72.08449

Weather Sep 5: Light rain, high 72°F / low 56° · precip 30% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:18 AM · sunset 7:18 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start on West Road, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto Ware River Rail Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.7 miReach West Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left onto West Road, heading W.
  5. 0.3 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

100% dirt

Weather

Light rainTemperature 72°F56°
Precip30%Wind3 mphUV4Humidity82%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°55° 11 AM: 2% rain12 PM: 4% rain1 PM: 7% rain2 PM: 14% rain3 PM: 14% rain4 PM: 23% rain5 PM: 30% rain6 PM: 20% rain7 PM: 16% rain8 PM: 16% rain9 PM: 15% rain10 PM: 17% rain11 PM: 12% rain
Sunrise 6:18 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:18 PM
Sun 69°52°
Mon 77°49°
Tue 78°56°
Wed 70°56° 40%
Thu 69°54° 40%
Fri 67°44°

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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