Whiting Street Reservoir–Wright Pond, 7 lakes
10.6 mi · ▲ 1,275 ft · 4 hr 10 min
Whiting Street Reservoir–Wright Pond, 7 lakes is a 10.6-mile out-and-back in Ashley Watershed near Mountain Park, MA. The route passes Whiting Street Reservoir, Clear Pond, Wright Pond and Wright Pond before reaching Wright Cutoff at the turnaround, 5.2 miles in. It climbs 1,275 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Whiting Street Reservoir–Wright Pond, 7 lakes
10.6 mi · ▲ 1,275 ft · 4 hr 10 min
Elevation 321–768 ft
Out & Back · Ashley Watershed
Trailhead: Whiting Reservoir Road · 42.24604, -72.63271
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Whiting Reservoir Road, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Whiting Street Reservoir.
- 1.8 miContinue straight onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Hellgate Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Trolley Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miPass Clear Pond.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftPass Wright Pond.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftPass Wright Pond.
- 50 ftPass Wright Cutoff.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftReach Whiting Street Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Dailey's Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Trolley Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Hellgate Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Whiting Reservoir Road, heading E.
- 1.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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