Bay Road Conservation Restriction
Upper Hadley Reservoir & Lower Hadley Reservoir via Reservoir Road
1.9 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 40 min
Upper Hadley Reservoir & Lower Hadley Reservoir via Reservoir Road is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Bay Road Conservation Restriction near East Hadley, MA. The route passes Lower Hadley Reservoir before reaching Upper Hadley Reservoir at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Upper Hadley Reservoir & Lower Hadley Reservoir via Reservoir Road
1.9 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 40 min
Elevation 191–306 ft
Out & Back · Bay Road Conservation Restriction
Trailhead: 42.32115, -72.54856
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Transit-accessible: HC Physical Plant (E) stop 406 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miPass Lower Hadley Reservoir.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Reservoir Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Upper Hadley Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 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.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:33 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:53 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:21 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: HC Physical Plant (E) stop 406 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Margin Call–Tinker Trail, 3 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 334 ft
- Christmas Trail–Hunter Trail, 4 sights 2.4 mi · ▲ 528 ft
- Hunter Trail–Tessman Loop, 4 sights 2.5 mi · ▲ 494 ft
- Upper Hadley Reservoir–Lower Hadley Reservoir, 6 sights 2.5 mi · ▲ 372 ft
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