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West Hill Wildlife Management Area

West Hill Park Beach–Goss Pond, 3 beaches

4.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 40 min

West Hill Park Beach–Goss Pond, 3 beaches is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in West Hill Wildlife Management Area near West Upton, MA. The route passes Goss Pond before reaching West Hill Park Beach at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi243 – 295 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.14374, -71.60437
Nearest town West Upton, MA
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West Hill Park Beach–Goss Pond, 3 beaches

4.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 242–297 ft

Out & Back · West Hill Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: 42.14374, -71.60437

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 0.5 miPass Goss Pond.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  8. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 500 ftTurn right onto India, heading SW.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Juliet, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 250 ftReach West Hill Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miContinue straight onto India, heading N.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  18. 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  21. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  23. 1.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  24. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/west-hill-park-beach-goss-pond-out-back-3-beaches-8-km-1a40

Trail surface

13% dirt87% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F63°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity77%
Rained 1.1″ yesterday (2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Wed 84°64°
Thu 86°69° 43%
Fri 95°72° 29%
Sat 92°70° 37%
Sun 95°71°
Mon 95°72° 18%

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