West Hill Wildlife Management Area
Goss Pond–West Hill Park Beach, 4 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Goss Pond–West Hill Park Beach, 4 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in West Hill Wildlife Management Area near Riverdale, MA. The route passes Goss Pond and West Hill Park Beach. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Goss Pond–West Hill Park Beach, 4 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Elevation 242–297 ft
Out & Back · West Hill Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 42.13672, -71.60427
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 60°F / low 51° · precip 55% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Goss Pond.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn right onto India, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Juliet, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass West Hill Park Beach.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach Goss Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto India, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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