West Hill Wildlife Management Area
West River Reservoir–West Hill Park Beach, 5 sights
3.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 4 min
West River Reservoir–West Hill Park Beach, 5 sights is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in West Hill Wildlife Management Area near Riverdale, MA. The route passes West Hill Park Beach, West River Reservoir and West Hill Park Beach. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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West River Reservoir–West Hill Park Beach, 5 sights
3.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Elevation 241–281 ft
Out & Back · West Hill Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 42.12336, -71.60840
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 SE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Romeo, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass West Hill Park Beach.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Golf, heading S.
- 400 ftSharp right onto Quebec, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Golf, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Self-guided Nature Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Golf, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear left onto Self-guided Nature Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass West River Reservoir.
- 50 ftPass West Hill Park Beach.
- 250 ftBear left onto West Hill Road, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 400 ftReach West River Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 400 ftBear right onto Self-guided Nature Trail, heading S.
- 300 ftBear right onto Golf, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Self-guided Nature Trail, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left onto Golf, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Quebec, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Golf, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Romeo, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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