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Mercy Woods Preserve

Diamond Hill Reservoir via Ridge Trail

4 mi · ▲ 180 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Diamond Hill Reservoir via Ridge Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Mercy Woods Preserve near Sheldonville, MA. The route reaches Diamond Hill Reservoir at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 180 ft of elevation gain. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi217 – 325 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.01904, -71.38736
Nearest town Sheldonville, MA
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Diamond Hill Reservoir via Ridge Trail

4 mi · ▲ 180 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 216–325 ft

Out & Back · Mercy Woods Preserve

Trailhead: 42.01904, -71.38736

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  7. 200 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  8. 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Ridge Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  13. 350 ftTurn left onto Warner Trail, heading E.
  14. 200 ftReach Diamond Hill Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  16. 350 ftBear left onto Ridge Trail, heading S.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  19. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  20. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 300 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  22. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  23. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  24. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  25. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  27. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/diamond-hill-reservoir-out-back-6-km

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F64°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity79%
Rained 0.9″ yesterday (1.3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Wed 82°63°
Thu 86°70° 36%
Fri 95°71° 26%
Sat 94°71° 35%
Sun 95°71° 18%
Mon 97°72° 17%

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