Montague State Forest

Dry Hill–Lake Wyola State Park Beach, 4 beaches

11.5 mi · ▲ 641 ft · 4 hr 9 min

Dry Hill–Lake Wyola State Park Beach, 4 beaches is an 11.5-mile out-and-back in Montague State Forest near Locks Village, MA. The route passes Lake Wyola State Park Beach and Fiske Pond Conservation Area Beach before reaching Dry Hill at the turnaround, 5.7 miles in. It climbs 641 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi840 – 1,378 ft12.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: NET Trail (white) 42.50595, -72.43680
Nearest town Locks Village, MA

Directions

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Dry Hill–Lake Wyola State Park Beach, 4 beaches

11.5 mi · ▲ 641 ft · 4 hr 9 min

Elevation 841–1,379 ft

Out & Back · Montague State Forest

Trailhead: NET Trail (white) · 42.50595, -72.43680

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on NET Trail (white), heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Lake Wyola State Park Beach.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
  5. 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
  6. 300 ftBear left, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miPass Fiske Pond Conservation Area Beach.
  8. 150 ftTurn left onto Pond Loop Trail (white), heading E.
  9. 400 ftBear left onto To Old Egypt Road (red), heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto old NET Trail, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  12. 250 ftTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading W.
  13. 1.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 0.8 miTurn left onto East Chestnut Hill Road, heading SW.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right onto Upham Road, heading SW.
  16. 1.4 miSharp left, heading N.
  17. 0.4 miSharp right, heading SW.
  18. 450 ftReach Dry Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 450 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  20. 1.8 miTurn left onto East Chestnut Hill Road, heading E.
  21. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  22. 0.8 miTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading E.
  23. 1.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  24. 250 ftTurn right onto old NET Trail, heading S.
  25. 50 ftTurn left onto To Old Egypt Road (red), heading S.
  26. 0.2 miBear right onto Pond Loop Trail (white), heading S.
  27. 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  28. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  29. 300 ftBear right, heading W.
  30. 450 ftBear right, heading S.
  31. 200 ftTurn left onto NET Trail (white), heading S.
  32. 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

60% dirt40% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.7 mi in (~159 min). Leave by 3:54 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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