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

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

  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 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° 5 AM: 13% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 2% rain8 AM: 11% rain9 AM: 14% rain10 AM: 23% rain11 AM: 44% rain12 PM: 55% rain1 PM: 60% rain2 PM: 62% rain3 PM: 35% rain4 PM: 33% rain5 PM: 46% rain6 PM: 49% rain7 PM: 42% rain8 PM: 39% rain9 PM: 44% rain10 PM: 42% rain11 PM: 37% rain
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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