Whipple Reservoir–Back Road, 3 sights
2.6 mi · ▲ 172 ft · 57 min
Whipple Reservoir–Back Road, 3 sights is a 2.6-mile out-and-back near Beach Park, MA. The route reaches Whipple Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 172 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Whipple Reservoir–Back Road, 3 sights
2.6 mi · ▲ 172 ft · 57 min
Elevation 38–165 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.91270, -70.61162
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 85°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Whipple Reservoir.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear right onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Back Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Cathedral Road, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left onto Back Road, heading NW.
- 300 ftBear right onto Pick Your Poison, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Riding The Wave, heading E.
- 100 ftReach Whipple Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Pick Your Poison, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Back Road, heading E.
- 300 ftBear right onto Cathedral Road, heading W.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Back Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 7:14 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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