AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Amherst Water Supply Land

Hill Reservoir–Hawley Reservoir, 3 lakes

4.7 mi · ▲ 558 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Hill Reservoir–Hawley Reservoir, 3 lakes is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Amherst Water Supply Land near Pelham, MA. The route passes Hawley Reservoir before reaching Hill Reservoir at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 558 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi623 – 1,040 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: NET Trail (white) 42.38895, -72.42208
Nearest town Pelham, MA
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Hill Reservoir–Hawley Reservoir, 3 lakes

4.7 mi · ▲ 558 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Elevation 622–1,041 ft

Out & Back · Amherst Water Supply Land

Trailhead: NET Trail (white) · 42.38895, -72.42208

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Dogs allowed on leash

  1. Start on NET Trail (white), heading SE.
  2. 1.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.5 miBear right onto Arnold Cemetery Road, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftPass Hawley Reservoir.
  5. 0.4 miReach Hill Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left onto NET Trail (white), heading N.
  8. 1.5 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/hawley-reservoir-out-back

Trail surface

72% dirt28% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 5:55 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

More sunset hikes nearby

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash

Other ways to reach this destination

Hikes near Pelham, Massachusetts