Gilbert Road

Gilbert Road: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Gilbert Road

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Gilbert Road — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.21038, -72.24546. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gilbert Road

• St. Mary's Church · church · Hampshire · ~6 km · Must-see
• Lucy Stone Home Site · sanctuary · Worcester · ~8 km · Must-see
• Rock House Reservation · sanctuary · Worcester · ~10 km · Must-see
• Goodnough Dike · lake · Hampshire · ~13 km · Must-see
• Quabbin Park · sanctuary · Hampshire · ~14 km · Must-see
• Winsor Dam · lake · Hampshire · ~14 km · Must-see
• First Church of Monson · church · Hampden · ~17 km · Must-see
• Quaboag Pond · lake · Worcester · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lake Lashaway · lake · Worcester · ~21 km · Must-see
• Walker Pond · lake · Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~22 km · Must-see
• Quinebaug Woods · sanctuary · Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~22 km · Must-see
• Brooks Pond · lake · Worcester · ~25 km · Must-see
• Peaked Mountain · viewpoint · Capitol Planning Region · ~25 km · Must-see
• Capen Hill Nature Sanctuary · sanctuary · Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~26 km · Must-see
• Saint Joseph's Abbey · church · Worcester · ~27 km · Must-see
• Burley Hill · viewpoint · Capitol Planning Region · ~27 km · Must-see
• Quabbin Reservoir · lake · Worcester · ~27 km · Must-see
• Mount Holyoke Range State Park · sanctuary · Hampshire · ~28 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Gilbert Road

Other forts & heritage near Gilbert Road

• Huguenot Fort · fort · Providence · ~44 km · Must-see
• The Windsor · fort · Worcester · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lt. Power Memorial · fort · Worcester · ~46 km · Must-see
• Senator Hoar Memorial · fort · Worcester · ~46 km · Must-see
• Col. Timothy Bigelow Monument · fort · Worcester · ~46 km · Must-see
• Salisbury Mansion · fort · Worcester · ~46 km · Must-see
• Broad Brook Co. Historic District · fort · Capitol Planning Region · ~51 km · Must-see
• Old Stone Church · fort · Worcester · ~53 km · Must-see
• Chaplin Historic District · fort · Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~59 km · Must-see
• Captain Nathan Hale Monument · fort · Capitol Planning Region · ~62 km · Must-see

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