Bee Hill–Heywood Reservoir, 3 summits
2.6 mi · ▲ 176 ft · 57 min
Bee Hill–Heywood Reservoir, 3 summits is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Sholan Farms near Gates Crossing, MA. The route passes Bee Hill and Heywood Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 176 ft of elevation gain. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi643 – 801 ft2.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.48819, -71.77578
Nearest town Gates Crossing, MA
Directions
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Bee Hill–Heywood Reservoir, 3 summits
2.6 mi · ▲ 176 ft · 57 min
Elevation 644–800 ft
Out & Back · Sholan Farms
Trailhead: 42.48819, -71.77578
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 250 ftPass Bee Hill.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Monooscnuc Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Heywood Reservoir.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto May Street, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Monoosnoc Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto May Street, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Monoosnoc Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Monooscnuc Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
48% dirt7% grass45% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 79°F63°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity73%
Rained 1.4″ yesterday (3.6″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed
80°64°
Thu
87°67°
41%
Fri
94°70°
34%
Sat
91°69°
33%
Sun
94°68°
Mon
92°71°
15%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Heywood Reservoir–May Street, 3 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Heywood Reservoir & Haynes Reservoir via Monoosnoc Ridge Trail 6.4 mi · ▲ 585 ft
- Bee Hill–Heywood Reservoir, 3 lakes 6.7 mi · ▲ 621 ft
- Long Hill–Bee Hill, 4 summits 6.9 mi · ▲ 529 ft
- Morse Reservoir–Distributing Reservoir, 4 lakes 9.1 mi · ▲ 631 ft
- Monoosnoc Ridge Viewpoint–Morse Reservoir, 4 lakes 10 mi · ▲ 1,021 ft
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