Hill Reservoir & Hawley Reservoir via Arnold Cemetery Road
2.8 mi · ▲ 228 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Hill Reservoir & Hawley Reservoir via Arnold Cemetery Road is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Amherst Water Supply Land near West Pelham, MA. The route passes Hill Reservoir before reaching Hawley Reservoir at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 228 ft of elevation gain. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hill Reservoir & Hawley Reservoir via Arnold Cemetery Road
2.8 mi · ▲ 228 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Elevation 461–669 ft
Out & Back · Amherst Water Supply Land
Trailhead: 42.38286, -72.45835
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.7 miPass Hill Reservoir.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miPass Hawley Reservoir.
- 100 ftReach Hill Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Dogs allowed on leash
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