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Bell’s Neck Conservation Lands

West Reservoir via North Road

2.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 43 min

West Reservoir via North Road is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Bell’s Neck Conservation Lands near West Harwich, MA. The route reaches West Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi-3 – 33 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: North Road 41.68016, -70.11150
Nearest town West Harwich, MA
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West Reservoir via North Road

2.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 43 min

Elevation -2–32 ft

Out & Back · Bell’s Neck Conservation Lands

Trailhead: North Road · 41.68016, -70.11150

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:38 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on North Road, heading NW.
  2. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  4. 250 ftPass West Reservoir.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 0.4 miReach West Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miArrive 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/west-reservoir-out-back

Trail surface

1% boardwalk99% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:38 AMSunset 7:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 7:25 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM — 5 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near West Harwich, Massachusetts