Nashua Valley Conservation Area
Monoosnoc Ridge Viewpoint–Morse Reservoir, 4 lakes
14 mi · ▲ 1,495 ft · 5 hr 25 min
Monoosnoc Ridge Viewpoint–Morse Reservoir, 4 lakes is a 14-mile out-and-back in Nashua Valley Conservation Area near Pratt Junction, MA. The route passes Heywood Reservoir and Morse Reservoir before reaching Monoosnoc Ridge Viewpoint at the turnaround, 7 miles in. It climbs 1,495 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Monoosnoc Ridge Viewpoint–Morse Reservoir, 4 lakes
14 mi · ▲ 1,495 ft · 5 hr 25 min
Elevation 606–1,109 ft
Out & Back · Nashua Valley Conservation Area
Trailhead: 42.48606, -71.77620
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 W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miPass Heywood Reservoir.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Monooscnuc Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto May Street, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Monoosnoc Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.5 miSharp right onto Bayberry Hill Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miPass Morse Reservoir.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Monoosnoc Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 2 miReach Monoosnoc Ridge Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Bayberry Hill Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Monoosnoc Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto May Street, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Monooscnuc Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Heywood Reservoir–May Street, 3 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Bee Hill–Heywood Reservoir, 3 summits 2.6 mi · ▲ 176 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
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