Ware River Rail Trail & West Road
5.1 mi · ▲ 174 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Ware River Rail Trail & West Road is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Birch Hill Reservoir Area near Templeton Station, MA. It is mostly level, with 174 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi840 – 938 ft5.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.58180, -72.08782
Nearest town Templeton Station, MA
Directions
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Ware River Rail Trail & West Road
5.1 mi · ▲ 174 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 838–937 ft
Out & Back · Birch Hill Reservoir Area
Trailhead: 42.58180, -72.08782
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 56°F / low 47° · precip 62% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Ware River Rail Trail, heading N.
- 1.7 miReach West Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto West Road, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 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
89% dirt11% unspecified
Weather
DrizzleTemperature 56°F47°
Precip62%Wind4 mphUV0Humidity98%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (1″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Mon
64°51°
21%
Tue
60°42°
Wed
60°41°
Thu
62°39°
Fri
62°47°
32%
Sat
59°48°
33%
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- Old Royalston Road & West Road via Ware River Rail Trail 6.9 mi · ▲ 317 ft
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