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Chestnut Hill Reservation

Chestnut Hill Reservoir

1.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 39 min

Chestnut Hill Reservoir is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Chestnut Hill Reservation near Reservoir, MA. The route passes Chestnut Hill Reservoir and Chestnut Hill Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi118 – 157 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.33236, -71.15564
Nearest town Reservoir, MA
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Chestnut Hill Reservoir

1.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 39 min

Elevation 118–159 ft

Out & Back · Chestnut Hill Reservation

Trailhead: 42.33236, -71.15564

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

Transit-accessible: Chestnut Hill Ave @ Beacon St stop 561 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass Chestnut Hill Reservoir.
  3. 0.7 miPass Chestnut Hill Reservoir.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  8. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  9. 0.2 miReach Chestnut Hill Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 0.7 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/chestnut-hill-reservoir-out-back

Trail surface

78% gravel3% paved19% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:02 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Chestnut Hill Ave @ Beacon St stop 561 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

Hikes near Reservoir, Massachusetts