AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Birch Hill Reservoir Area

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
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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 Aug 4: sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left onto Ware River Rail Trail, heading N.
  4. 1.7 miReach West Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.7 miTurn right onto West Road, heading W.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/ware-river-rail-trail-west-road-out-back-8-km-6817

Trail surface

89% dirt11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:44 AMSunset 8:06 PM

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