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Whitehall State Park

Peppercorn Hill–Whitehall Reservoir, 12 sights

15.9 mi · ▲ 858 ft · 5 hr 44 min

Peppercorn Hill–Whitehall Reservoir, 12 sights is a 15.9-mile out-and-back in Whitehall State Park near Woodville, MA. The route passes Whitehall Reservoir, Dean Pond, Lake Maspenock and Peppercorn Hill before reaching Walleston Viewpoint at the turnaround, 8 miles in. It climbs 858 ft. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi302 – 574 ft16.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Reed Park Road 42.23796, -71.56900
Nearest town Woodville, MA
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Peppercorn Hill–Whitehall Reservoir, 12 sights

15.9 mi · ▲ 858 ft · 5 hr 44 min

Elevation 303–575 ft

Out & Back · Whitehall State Park

Trailhead: Reed Park Road · 42.23796, -71.56900

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 200 ftSharp left onto Gate House Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Whitehall Yellow Trail, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftPass Whitehall Reservoir.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 1.6 miTurn left onto Bridge Road, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miBear right onto Whitehall Trail, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bridge Road, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
  10. 250 ftBear left onto Whitehall Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left onto White Hall Road, heading SW.
  12. 0.5 miBear left onto Loop Road, heading SW.
  13. 0.4 miPass Dean Pond.
  14. 0.1 miBear right onto Dean Pond Road, heading SW.
  15. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  17. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Chickadee Trail, heading NW.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right onto Park Road, heading W.
  19. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  20. 100 ftContinue straight onto Nuthatch Trail, heading W.
  21. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 0.2 miBear left onto Powerline Trail, heading E.
  23. 1.9 miBear right, heading SE.
  24. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  25. 300 ftBear right, heading E.
  26. 0.3 miPass Lake Maspenock.
  27. 0.2 miBear left onto Walleston Trail, heading N.
  28. 0.2 miPass Walleston Viewpoint.
  29. 450 ftReach Peppercorn Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  30. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  31. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  32. 350 ftBear right, heading S.
  33. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  34. 1.9 miBear right, heading NW.
  35. 0.2 miTurn left onto Nuthatch Trail, heading W.
  36. 0.3 miTurn right onto Park Road, heading NE.
  37. 350 ftTurn left onto Chickadee Trail, heading W.
  38. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  39. 50 ftTurn left onto Dean Pond Road, heading NE.
  40. 350 ftBear left onto Loop Road, heading E.
  41. 0.5 miBear right onto White Hall Road, heading N.
  42. 0.5 miTurn right onto Whitehall Trail, heading NE.
  43. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  44. 250 ftSharp left onto Bridge Road, heading N.
  45. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Whitehall Trail, heading NE.
  46. 50 ftBear left onto Bridge Road, heading NE.
  47. 0.2 miTurn right onto Whitehall Yellow Trail, heading NE.
  48. 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
  49. 0.8 miBear right, heading E.
  50. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Gate House Trail, heading N.
  51. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  52. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/whitehall-reservoir-lake-maspenock-out-back-4-lakes-26-km

Trail surface

55% dirt45% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F62°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 1.3″ 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 83°63°
Thu 84°68° 37%
Fri 94°71° 30%
Sat 91°70° 36%
Sun 95°70° 15%
Mon 93°72° 17%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 8.0 mi in (~211 min). Leave by 4:12 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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