1,680 ft
Distance
16 ft
Climb
-39 ft
Descent
00:03:58
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Tower Rd Trail Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Horse
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Snowshoe
    • Nordic Ski
  • Riding Area
    Mendon Town Forest
    Mendon, Massachusetts
  • Difficulty Rating
    Secondary Access Road/Trail rate
  • Trail Type
    Doubletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC, Fat, Gravel
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular in reverse
  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Family Friendly
    Yes
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Local Popularity
    45 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 30 in Hiking
    • 5 in Horseback
    • 5 in Snowshoeing
    • 5 in Nordic Skiing
  • Land Owner
    Mendon Town Forest Committee

In 1726 a 49 1/2 foot wide road was laid out from the Arnold Taft place ( the brick house with the wooden addition on Millville Rd.) over Wigwam Hill to south of the present zoo. On may 28 1870 the town voted to accept a road ( Millville Rd.) laid out om Wigwam hill. It included some of the old Tower Rd., but sections of it were abandoned leaving only the portion that we have today over Wigwam Hill.

Access Info

Tower Rd starts as a public road and intersects Chestnut Hill Rd in Millville. The road us used as access to a DCR fire tower. There is a kiosk and enough parking for 3 cars near a kiosk where the fire tower access rd turns to gravel.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Tower Rd Trail multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -25 ft
  • Altitude min
    504 ft
  • Altitude max
    545 ft
  • Altitude start
    529 ft
  • Altitude end
    505 ft
  • Grade
    -1.5%
  • Grade max
    -8.3%
  • Grade min
    3.5%
  • Distance climb
    354 ft
  • Distance down
    650 ft
  • Distance flat
    653 ft
  • Avg time
    00:03:58
  • Avg reverse time
    00:07:51
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      • 7 miles avg distance
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      • 160 rides
      • Last: Jun 12, 2025

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