Wekepeke Wildlife Conservation Easement
Long Hill–Heywood Reservoir, 3 summits
7.4 mi · ▲ 654 ft · 2 hr 48 min
Long Hill–Heywood Reservoir, 3 summits is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Wekepeke Wildlife Conservation Easement near West Sterling, MA. The route passes Heywood Reservoir before reaching Long Hill at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It climbs 654 ft. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Long Hill–Heywood Reservoir, 3 summits
7.4 mi · ▲ 654 ft · 2 hr 48 min
Elevation 664–867 ft
Out & Back · Wekepeke Wildlife Conservation Easement
Trailhead: 42.47457, -71.79436
Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 57°F / low 47° · precip 61% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Hapgood Road, heading N.
- 0.5 miPass Heywood Reservoir.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Monoosnoc Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miSharp right onto Bayberry Hill Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach Long Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Monoosnoc Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Hapgood Road, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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