Hawley Reservoir & NET Trail (white)
4.5 mi · ▲ 489 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Hawley Reservoir & NET Trail (white) is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Amherst Water Supply Land near Pelham, MA. The route reaches Hawley Reservoir at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 489 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hawley Reservoir & NET Trail (white)
4.5 mi · ▲ 489 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Elevation 628–1,067 ft
Out & Back · Amherst Water Supply Land
Trailhead: 42.39047, -72.41835
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto NET Trail (white), heading SE.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miReach Hawley Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.4 miArrive 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 1.7 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 5:50 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Mount Lincoln–Scarboro Pond, 4 sights 7.3 mi · ▲ 959 ft
- NET Trail (white) 2.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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