Chicopee Reservoir–Chicopee Memorial State Park Beach, 4 sights
2.9 mi · ▲ 146 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Chicopee Reservoir–Chicopee Memorial State Park Beach, 4 sights is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Chicopee Memorial State Park near Freeman Knoll, MA. The route passes Chicopee Reservoir and Chicopee Memorial State Park Beach. It is mostly level, with 146 ft of elevation gain. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
Getting there
Directions
Chicopee Reservoir–Chicopee Memorial State Park Beach, 4 sights
2.9 mi · ▲ 146 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Elevation 170–236 ft
Out & Back · Chicopee Memorial State Park
Trailhead: 42.17789, -72.53313
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Park Entrance Road, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Hidden Hollow, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Vietnam, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto white blazes, heading NW.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left onto Fenceline, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miPass Chicopee Reservoir.
- 50 ftPass Chicopee Memorial State Park Beach.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Log Run, heading NW.
- 500 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miReach Chicopee Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 500 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 450 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Fenceline, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftSharp right onto white blazes, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Vietnam, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Hidden Hollow, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Park Entrance Road, heading NE.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM — 1 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Whale Pond–Back Bone, 5 sights 2 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Horseshoe Pond–Whale Pond, 5 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Chicopee Memorial State Park Beach–Hidden Hollow, 3 sights 2.3 mi · ▲ 55 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Freeman Knoll, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Freeman Knoll, Massachusetts