Whitehall Reservoir–Lake Maspenock, 10 sights
15.9 mi · ▲ 672 ft · 5 hr 38 min
Whitehall Reservoir–Lake Maspenock, 10 sights is a 15.9-mile out-and-back in Whitehall State Park near North Milford, MA. The route passes Lake Maspenock, Dean Pond and Whitehall Reservoir. It climbs 672 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Whitehall Reservoir–Lake Maspenock, 10 sights
15.9 mi · ▲ 672 ft · 5 hr 38 min
Elevation 303–520 ft
Out & Back · Whitehall State Park
Trailhead: 42.18471, -71.55711
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Lake Maspenock.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 1.9 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Nuthatch Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Park Road, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Chickadee Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miPass Dean Pond.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Dean Pond Road, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left onto Loop Road, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right onto White Hall Road, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Whitehall Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Bridge Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Whitehall Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Bridge Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miPass Whitehall Reservoir.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Whitehall Yellow Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto George F. Adams Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Whitehall Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Whitehall Yellow Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.6 miTurn left onto Bridge Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Whitehall Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bridge Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 300 ftBear left onto Whitehall Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto White Hall Road, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Loop Road, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Dean Pond Road, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Chickadee Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Park Road, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Nuthatch Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Powerline Trail, heading W.
- 1.9 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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