Chicopee Reservoir–Chicopee Memorial State Park Beach, 4 sights
2.8 mi · ▲ 192 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Chicopee Reservoir–Chicopee Memorial State Park Beach, 4 sights is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Chicopee Memorial State Park near Fiberloid, MA. The route passes Chicopee Reservoir and Chicopee Memorial State Park Beach. It is mostly level, with 192 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Chicopee Reservoir–Chicopee Memorial State Park Beach, 4 sights
2.8 mi · ▲ 192 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Elevation 168–236 ft
Out & Back · Chicopee Memorial State Park
Trailhead: 42.16946, -72.55021
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Chicopee Reservoir.
- 50 ftPass Chicopee Memorial State Park Beach.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Fenceline, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto white blazes, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto blue blazes, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Park Entrance Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miReach Chicopee Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto blue blazes, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right onto white blazes, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left onto Fenceline, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:23 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Chicopee Reservoir–Chicopee Memorial State Park Beach, 6 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 28 ft
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