Macomber Land

West River Reservoir

5 mi · ▲ 310 ft · 1 hr 49 min

West River Reservoir is a 5-mile out-and-back in Macomber Land near Farnumsville, MA. The route reaches West River Reservoir. It climbs 310 ft. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi308 – 515 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.17272, -71.67008
Nearest town Farnumsville, MA

Directions

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West River Reservoir

5 mi · ▲ 310 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Elevation 307–516 ft

Out & Back · Macomber Land

Trailhead: 42.17272, -71.67008

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:48 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miPass West River Reservoir.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  9. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 0.3 miReach West River Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:11 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:15 PM — 0 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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