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Gardner Water Supply Land

Perley Brook Reservoir & Beagle Pond via Heywood Branch

3.1 mi · ▲ 30 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Perley Brook Reservoir & Beagle Pond via Heywood Branch is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Gardner Water Supply Land near Camp Collier, MA. The route passes Perley Brook Reservoir before reaching Beagle Pond at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 30 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,027 – 1,086 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 42.60860, -71.99566
Nearest town Camp Collier, MA
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Perley Brook Reservoir & Beagle Pond via Heywood Branch

3.1 mi · ▲ 30 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Elevation 1,028–1,086 ft

Out & Back · Gardner Water Supply Land

Trailhead: connector · 42.60860, -71.99566

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 77°F / low 59° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Heywood Branch, heading SE.
  2. 0.8 miPass Perley Brook Reservoir.
  3. 0.4 miSharp right onto Access Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miBear left onto Brook Loop, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miPass Beagle Pond.
  6. 50 ftReach Perley Brook Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miBear right onto Access Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miSharp left onto Heywood Branch, heading N.
  9. 1.2 miArrive 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/beagle-pond-perley-brook-reservoir-out-back-3-lakes-5-km-7c2f

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 77°F59°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity82%
Rained 2″ yesterday (5.1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 5:44 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 79°60°
Thu 86°67° 51%
Fri 90°68° 35%
Sat 89°67° 36%
Sun 90°65°
Mon 87°69° 17%

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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