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
Directions
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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
Transit-accessible: High St @ Rural Ave - Winthrop Circle stop 497 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 400 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Whitmore Brook Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 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 surface
96% dirt4% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: High St @ Rural Ave - Winthrop Circle stop 497 m from the trailhead
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