West Hill Wildlife Management Area
West Hill Park Beach–Goss Pond, 5 sights
5.8 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 58 min
West Hill Park Beach–Goss Pond, 5 sights is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in West Hill Wildlife Management Area near West Upton, MA. The route passes Goss Pond and West Hill Park Beach. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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West Hill Park Beach–Goss Pond, 5 sights
5.8 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Elevation 242–297 ft
Out & Back · West Hill Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 42.14374, -71.60437
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.5 miPass Goss Pond.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn right onto India, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Juliet, heading SE.
- 0.2 miPass West Hill Park Beach.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach West Hill Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto India, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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