West Hill Park

West River Reservoir–West Hill Park Beach, 4 sights

3.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 17 min

West River Reservoir–West Hill Park Beach, 4 sights is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in West Hill Park near Riverdale, MA. The route passes West Hill Park Beach, West River Reservoir and West Hill Park Beach. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi243 – 299 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.12209, -71.60237
Nearest town Riverdale, MA

Directions

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West River Reservoir–West Hill Park Beach, 4 sights

3.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Elevation 241–297 ft

Out & Back · West Hill Park

Trailhead: 42.12209, -71.60237

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.5 miPass West Hill Park Beach.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  5. 50 ftPass West River Reservoir.
  6. 50 ftPass West Hill Park Beach.
  7. 50 ftBear right onto West Hill Road, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Foxtrot, heading W.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Echo, heading W.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left onto Delta, heading SE.
  11. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  12. 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
  13. 250 ftBear left onto Charlie, heading S.
  14. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  16. 150 ftReach West River Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  19. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  20. 300 ftBear left, heading SW.
  21. 0.5 miTurn right onto Echo, heading N.
  22. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Foxtrot, heading W.
  23. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  25. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  26. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

39% dirt6% paved55% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F62°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday (1.4″ 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 83°63°
Thu 89°70° 44%
Fri 95°73° 29%
Sat 92°70° 37%
Sun 95°68°
Mon 94°73° 18%

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