West Hill Wildlife Management Area
West River Reservoir–West Hill Park Beach, 6 sights
5.5 mi · ▲ 87 ft · 1 hr 53 min
West River Reservoir–West Hill Park Beach, 6 sights is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in West Hill Wildlife Management Area near Riverdale, MA. The route passes Goss Pond, West Hill Park Beach and West River Reservoir before reaching West Hill Park Beach at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 87 ft of elevation gain. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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West River Reservoir–West Hill Park Beach, 6 sights
5.5 mi · ▲ 87 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Elevation 241–280 ft
Out & Back · West Hill Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 42.13999, -71.61634
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.6 miPass Goss Pond.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miPass West Hill Park Beach.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Romeo, heading SW.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Golf, heading SW.
- 400 ftSharp right onto Quebec, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Golf, heading E.
- 500 ftBear right onto Self-guided Nature Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Golf, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left onto Self-guided Nature Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftPass West Hill Park Beach.
- 250 ftBear left onto West Hill Road, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftReach West River Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Self-guided Nature Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear right onto Golf, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Self-guided Nature Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left onto Golf, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Quebec, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Golf, heading N.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Romeo, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
- 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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