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Middlesex Fells Reservation

Whitmore Brook Road

2.8 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Whitmore Brook Road is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Middlesex Fells Reservation near Medford, MA. It is mostly level, with 195 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi46 – 164 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.42557, -71.11572
Nearest town Medford, MA
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Whitmore Brook Road

2.8 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Elevation 46–163 ft

Out & Back · Middlesex Fells Reservation

Trailhead: 42.42557, -71.11572

Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 77°F / low 69° · precip 81% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Transit-accessible: High St @ Rural Ave - Winthrop Circle stop 497 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  6. 200 ftBear left, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  8. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 400 ftBear left, heading NW.
  10. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
  13. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  14. 500 ftTurn left onto Whitmore Brook Road, heading NW.
  15. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
  18. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  19. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  21. 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
  22. 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
  23. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  24. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  25. 200 ftBear right, heading E.
  26. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  27. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  28. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  29. 50 ftArrive 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-e299

Trail surface

96% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 77°F69°
Precip81%Wind7 mphUV2Humidity84%
Rained 0.7″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 3% rain2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 11% rain4 AM: 33% rain5 AM: 57% rain6 AM: 63% rain7 AM: 52% rain8 AM: 60% rain9 AM: 41% rain10 AM: 78% rain11 AM: 80% rain12 PM: 74% rain1 PM: 81% rain2 PM: 66% rain3 PM: 59% rain4 PM: 41% rain5 PM: 39% rain6 PM: 30% rain7 PM: 28% rain8 PM: 21% rain
Sunrise 5:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Tue 82°63°
Wed 84°63°
Thu 91°70° 15%
Fri 97°73° 27%
Sat 93°72° 41%
Sun 96°70°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: High St @ Rural Ave - Winthrop Circle stop 497 m from the trailhead

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