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.
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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 Aug 4: Rain showers, high 76°F / low 67° · precip 94% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on NET Trail (white), heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Lake Wyola State Park Beach.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miPass Fiske Pond Conservation Area Beach.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Pond Loop Trail (white), heading E.
- 400 ftBear left onto To Old Egypt Road (red), heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto old NET Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading W.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto East Chestnut Hill Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Upham Road, heading SW.
- 1.4 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 450 ftReach Dry Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 1.8 miTurn left onto East Chestnut Hill Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading E.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right onto old NET Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto To Old Egypt Road (red), heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Pond Loop Trail (white), heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 300 ftBear right, heading W.
- 450 ftBear right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left onto NET Trail (white), heading S.
- 50 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 5.7 mi in (~159 min). Leave by 5:09 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from NET Trail (white) Trailhead
- Humphry Preserve–Lake Wyola State Park Beach, 3 beaches 2.9 mi · ▲ 195 ft
- Lake Wyola State Park Beach–Fiske Pond Conservation Area Beach, 3 beaches 3 mi · ▲ 115 ft
- Lake Wyola State Park Beach–Fiske Pond Conservation Area Beach, 4 beaches 7.7 mi · ▲ 286 ft
- Lynn's Falls–Ruggles Pond, 7 beaches 12.4 mi · ▲ 1,505 ft
- Whales Head–Lynn's Falls, 9 beaches 12.5 mi · ▲ 1,242 ft
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