Conway Hills Wildlife Sanctuary

Roaring Brook Reservoir & Whately Glen Road

10.8 mi · ▲ 1,310 ft · 4 hr 15 min

Roaring Brook Reservoir & Whately Glen Road is a 10.8-mile out-and-back in Conway Hills Wildlife Sanctuary near Conway, MA. The route reaches Roaring Brook Reservoir. It climbs 1,310 ft. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi466 – 971 ft11.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.50902, -72.68269
Nearest town Conway, MA

Directions

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Roaring Brook Reservoir & Whately Glen Road

10.8 mi · ▲ 1,310 ft · 4 hr 15 min

Elevation 467–972 ft

Out & Back · Conway Hills Wildlife Sanctuary

Trailhead: 42.50902, -72.68269

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.8 miSharp left, heading NE.
  3. 150 ftSharp right, heading S.
  4. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Norton Hollow Road, heading SE.
  5. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.5 miPass Roaring Brook Reservoir.
  7. 0.8 miSharp left, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miBear left onto Whately Glen Road, heading NE.
  9. 0.8 miReach Roaring Brook Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.8 miBear right, heading SE.
  11. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
  12. 1.2 miTurn left onto Norton Hollow Road, heading N.
  13. 2.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  14. 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
  15. 0.7 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

20% dirt80% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:47 AMSunset 8:09 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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