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West Hill Wildlife Management Area

Goss Pond–West Hill Park Beach, 6 sights

6.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Goss Pond–West Hill Park Beach, 6 sights is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in West Hill Wildlife Management Area near Wheelockville, MA. The route passes West Hill Park Beach and Goss Pond before reaching Goss Pond at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi243 – 299 ft7.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.10978, -71.61529
Nearest town Wheelockville, MA
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Goss Pond–West Hill Park Beach, 6 sights

6.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Elevation 242–298 ft

Out & Back · West Hill Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: 42.10978, -71.61529

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  3. 500 ftBear right onto Bravo, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  5. 150 ftTurn right onto Charlie, heading NE.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  8. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  9. 250 ftPass West Hill Park Beach.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  11. 0.5 miTurn left onto Juliet, heading NE.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miContinue straight onto India, heading NE.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  21. 0.6 miPass Goss Pond.
  22. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  24. 0.1 miReach Goss Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  25. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  27. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  29. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  30. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  31. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  32. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  33. 50 ftTurn left onto Juliet, heading SW.
  34. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  35. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  36. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  37. 250 ftBear left onto Charlie, heading SW.
  38. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  39. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  40. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  41. 150 ftSharp right onto Bravo, heading S.
  42. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  43. 500 ftBear right, heading SE.
  44. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/goss-pond-west-hill-park-beach-out-back-7-sights-10-km

Trail surface

10% dirt90% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F62°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday (1.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Wed 83°63°
Thu 89°70° 45%
Fri 94°73° 29%
Sat 92°70° 37%
Sun 94°67°
Mon 94°73° 18%

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