Heywood Reservoir & Haynes Reservoir via Monoosnoc Ridge Trail
6.4 mi · ▲ 585 ft · 2 hr 26 min
Heywood Reservoir & Haynes Reservoir via Monoosnoc Ridge Trail is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Sholan Farms near Pratt Junction, MA. The route passes Heywood Reservoir before reaching Haynes Reservoir at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It climbs 585 ft. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi643 – 951 ft6.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.48606, -71.77620
Nearest town Pratt Junction, MA
Directions
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Heywood Reservoir & Haynes Reservoir via Monoosnoc Ridge Trail
6.4 mi · ▲ 585 ft · 2 hr 26 min
Elevation 644–953 ft
Out & Back · Sholan Farms
Trailhead: 42.48606, -71.77620
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miPass Heywood Reservoir.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Monooscnuc Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto May Street, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Monoosnoc Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 2.2 miPass Haynes Reservoir.
- 250 ftReach Heywood Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto May Street, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Monooscnuc Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
10% dirt4% grass86% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Bee Hill–Heywood Reservoir, 3 lakes 6.7 mi · ▲ 621 ft
- Heywood Reservoir–May Street, 3 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Morse Reservoir–Distributing Reservoir, 4 lakes 9.1 mi · ▲ 631 ft
- Monoosnoc Ridge Viewpoint–Morse Reservoir, 4 lakes 14 mi · ▲ 1,495 ft
- Monoosnoc Ridge Viewpoint–Morse Reservoir, 4 lakes 10 mi · ▲ 1,021 ft
- Long Hill–Bee Hill, 4 summits 6.9 mi · ▲ 529 ft
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