Birch Hill Reservoir Area

Otter River State Forest Beach–Beaman Pond, 3 beaches

3 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Otter River State Forest Beach–Beaman Pond, 3 beaches is a 3-mile out-and-back in Birch Hill Reservoir Area near Baldwinville, MA. The route passes Otter River State Forest Beach and Beaman Pond. It is mostly level, with 29 ft of elevation gain. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi820 – 889 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.62478, -72.07995
Nearest town Baldwinville, MA

Directions

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Otter River State Forest Beach–Beaman Pond, 3 beaches

3 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 821–888 ft

Out & Back · Birch Hill Reservoir Area

Trailhead: 42.62478, -72.07995

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 78°F / low 59° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Otter River State Forest Beach.
  3. 50 ftPass Beaman Pond.
  4. 0.1 miBear left onto Dennison Street, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miReach Otter River State Forest Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Elm Street, heading SW.
  8. 1.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  11. 350 ftSharp right onto Boston and Maine Railroad Alignment (1874-1940), heading NE.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 0.3 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

15% dirt85% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 78°F59°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity82%
Rained 1.3″ yesterday (3.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 5:44 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 80°60°
Thu 87°67° 53%
Fri 91°69° 35%
Sat 89°67° 37%
Sun 91°65°
Mon 88°68° 17%

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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