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Middlesex Fells Reservation

Whitmore Brook Road

2.4 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 53 min

Whitmore Brook Road is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Middlesex Fells Reservation near Medford, MA. It is mostly level, with 164 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi62 – 164 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.42968, -71.11341
Nearest town Medford, MA
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Whitmore Brook Road

2.4 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 53 min

Elevation 63–163 ft

Out & Back · Middlesex Fells Reservation

Trailhead: 42.42968, -71.11341

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  7. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  8. 400 ftBear left, heading NW.
  9. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  12. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  13. 450 ftTurn left onto Whitmore Brook Road, heading NW.
  14. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 500 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  18. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  20. 450 ftBear right, heading S.
  21. 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  22. 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
  23. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  24. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  25. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  27. 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-e567

Trail surface

95% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 77°F69°
Precip81%Wind7 mphUV2Humidity82%
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°62°
Wed 84°62°
Thu 91°70° 25%
Fri 97°73° 27%
Sat 93°71° 41%
Sun 96°70°

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