Granville Reservoir & Reservoir Road
8.8 mi · ▲ 1,288 ft · 3 hr 35 min
Granville Reservoir & Reservoir Road is an 8.8-mile out-and-back near Granville, MA. The route reaches Granville Reservoir at the turnaround, 4.4 miles in. It climbs 1,288 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Granville Reservoir & Reservoir Road
8.8 mi · ▲ 1,288 ft · 3 hr 35 min
Elevation 394–1,089 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.10216, -72.85529
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.5 miReach Granville Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.8 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Drake Mountain 2.7 mi · ▲ 465 ft
- Granville Reservoir Loop via Winchell Road 3.6 mi · ▲ 318 ft
- Winchell Reservoir 5.3 mi · ▲ 578 ft
- Drake Mountain 5.8 mi · ▲ 852 ft
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