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Wompatuck State Park

Prospect Hill–Aaron River Reservoir Loop, 5 lakes

7.1 mi · ▲ 281 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Prospect Hill–Aaron River Reservoir Loop, 5 lakes is a 7.1-mile loop in Wompatuck State Park near Beechwood, MA. The route passes Holly Pond, Prospect Hill, Aaron River Reservoir and Heron Pond. It climbs 281 ft. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi49 – 240 ft8.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 42.20210, -70.84311
Nearest town Beechwood, MA
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Prospect Hill–Aaron River Reservoir Loop, 5 lakes

7.1 mi · ▲ 281 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Elevation 48–239 ft

Loop · Wompatuck State Park

Trailhead: connector · 42.20210, -70.84311

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 84°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:00 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miPass Holly Pond.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 150 ftPass Prospect Hill.
  15. 300 ftBear right, heading SW.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  18. 0.3 miBear left onto DH Trail, heading NW.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  22. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  23. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  24. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  25. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  26. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  27. 0.1 miSharp left onto Chugga Chugga, heading E.
  28. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Dirty Dozen, heading NE.
  29. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  30. 0.1 miBear right onto Doane Street, heading NE.
  31. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  32. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  33. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
  34. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  35. 0.1 miPass Aaron River Reservoir.
  36. 300 ftBear right onto Boo Boo, heading E.
  37. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  38. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  39. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  40. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  41. 350 ftPass Heron Pond.
  42. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  43. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  44. 400 ftBear left, heading W.
  45. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  46. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  47. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  48. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  49. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  50. 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
  51. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  52. 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/prospect-hill-aaron-river-reservoir-loop-7-lakes

Trail surface

59% dirt8% paved33% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 84°F63°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity75%
Rained 0.5″ yesterday (1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:00 PM
Wed 84°63°
Thu 88°71° 26%
Fri 94°72° 28%
Sat 89°69° 35%
Sun 86°68° 17%
Mon 93°74° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 7:01 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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