Wekepeke Wildlife Conservation Easement

Bee Hill–Heywood Reservoir, 3 summits

3.1 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Bee Hill–Heywood Reservoir, 3 summits is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Wekepeke Wildlife Conservation Easement near West Sterling, MA. The route passes Heywood Reservoir and Heywood Reservoir before reaching Bee Hill at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 141 ft of elevation gain. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi643 – 764 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hapgood Road 42.47803, -71.79101
Nearest town West Sterling, MA

Directions

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Bee Hill–Heywood Reservoir, 3 summits

3.1 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Elevation 644–765 ft

Out & Back · Wekepeke Wildlife Conservation Easement

Trailhead: Hapgood Road · 42.47803, -71.79101

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

  1. Start on Hapgood Road, heading N.
  2. 0.6 miPass Heywood Reservoir.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 0.4 miPass Heywood Reservoir.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Monooscnuc Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miReach Bee Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 0.6 miTurn left onto May Street, heading N.
  11. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

20% dirt9% grass71% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F62°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 1.4″ yesterday (3.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed 80°64°
Thu 87°67° 41%
Fri 93°70° 34%
Sat 90°70° 33%
Sun 93°68°
Mon 91°70° 15%

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