Winchell Reservoir
5.1 mi · ▲ 819 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Winchell Reservoir is a 5.1-mile out-and-back near Granville, MA. The route reaches Winchell Reservoir. It climbs 819 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Winchell Reservoir
5.1 mi · ▲ 819 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Elevation 520–1,089 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Winchell Road · 42.09248, -72.84696
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach Winchell Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 1.8 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miArrive 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 1.8 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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