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Middlesex Fells Reservation

Whitmore Brook Road

2.5 mi · ▲ 382 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Whitmore Brook Road is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Middlesex Fells Reservation near West Medford, MA. It climbs 382 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi62 – 217 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Whitmore Brook Road 42.43211, -71.13105
Nearest town West Medford, MA
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Whitmore Brook Road

2.5 mi · ▲ 382 ft · 1 hr 1 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

  1. Start on Whitmore Brook Road, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 500 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  5. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  8. 450 ftBear right, heading E.
  9. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 100 ftTurn left onto East Dam Road, heading NE.
  13. 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  19. 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  22. 450 ftBear left, heading W.
  23. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  24. 500 ftTurn left onto Whitmore Brook Road, heading W.
  25. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/whitmore-brook-road-out-back-4-km-d4d7

Trail surface

97% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 78°F69°
Precip80%Wind7 mphUV2Humidity82%
Rained 0.6″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 2% rain2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 12% rain4 AM: 34% rain5 AM: 57% rain6 AM: 63% rain7 AM: 53% rain8 AM: 63% rain9 AM: 43% rain10 AM: 80% rain11 AM: 77% rain12 PM: 72% rain1 PM: 78% rain2 PM: 66% rain3 PM: 58% rain4 PM: 39% rain5 PM: 39% rain6 PM: 29% rain7 PM: 29% rain8 PM: 20% rain
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Tue 82°62°
Wed 84°63°
Thu 91°70° 25%
Fri 97°73° 27%
Sat 93°71° 40%
Sun 96°70°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Playstead Rd @ Winthrop St - W Medford Sq stop 33 m from the trailhead

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