Whitmore Brook Road
2.6 mi · ▲ 440 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Whitmore Brook Road is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Middlesex Fells Reservation near West Medford, MA. It climbs 440 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Whitmore Brook Road
2.6 mi · ▲ 440 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Elevation 63–215 ft
Out & Back · Middlesex Fells Reservation
Trailhead: Whitmore Brook Road · 42.43211, -71.13105
Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 78°F / low 69° · precip 80% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Transit-accessible: Playstead Rd @ Winthrop St - W Medford Sq stop 33 m from the trailhead
- Start on Whitmore Brook Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftBear right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 500 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miArrive 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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- Transit-accessible: Playstead Rd @ Winthrop St - W Medford Sq stop 33 m from the trailhead
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