Reservoir No. 4 & Hatchet Pond via Thompson Loop Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Thompson Family Forever Wild Preserve near Westville, MA. The route passes Reservoir No. 4 before reaching Hatchet Pond at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 340 ft. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi686 – 879 ft5.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Opacum Land Trust 42.04797, -72.05887
Nearest town Westville, MA
Directions
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Reservoir No. 4 & Hatchet Pond via Thompson Loop Trail
5 mi · ▲ 340 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Elevation 685–880 ft
Out & Back · Thompson Family Forever Wild Preserve
Trailhead: Opacum Land Trust · 42.04797, -72.05887
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Thompson Loop Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miPass Reservoir No. 4.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miPass Hatchet Pond.
- 50 ftReach Reservoir No. 4, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.9 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% dirt80% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 79°F61°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity83%
Rained 1.3″ yesterday (2.9″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed
81°62°
Thu
89°67°
50%
Fri
93°70°
37%
Sat
91°69°
41%
Sun
92°66°
15%
Mon
93°71°
20%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Opacum Land Trust Trailhead
- Reservoir No. 4–Reservoir No. 3, 3 lakes 2.6 mi · ▲ 181 ft
- Breakneck Pond–Bigelow Pond, 6 lakes 11.9 mi · ▲ 379 ft
- Cat Rocks–Breakneck Pond, 7 lakes 13 mi · ▲ 692 ft
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