Quabbin Reservoir Watershed Trails

 Quabbin Reservoir Watershed Trails Massachusetts DCR Belchertown, MA Length Quabbin Park: 22 miles Quabbin Reservoir Watershed System: 100+ miles Difficulty Easy to moderate Type Location and Parking Quabbin Park: Park entrance is on left side of Route 9, located 3 miles east of the intersection of Route 9 and Route 202 in Belchertown. Quabbin Reservoir Watershed System: Designated gates along Route 202, 122, and Route 32A. See DCR maps for public access areas. Parking allowed at designated parking areas throughout the Reservoir Watershed System. Orientation Map Paved roads, unpaved roads, marked off-­‐road trails Permitted Uses Hiking, walking, bicycling, snowshowing, bird watching, shoreline fishing, and picnicking Description The most popular area to enjoy the reservoir is Quabbin Park, which runs alongside Winsor Dam. A variety of marked woodland trails starting at many Quabbin gates lead visitors to remote wilderness, past old foundations and stone walls, which are evidence of the population that resided here prior to the flooding of the Swift River Valley in the 1930s. The park includes a visitors center, picnic areas, restrooms and a lookout tour. A detailed map of this trail can be found at: http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/dcr/massparks/region-­‐
central/quabbin-­‐reservoir.html. Maps of hiking trails in the Pioneer Valley can be found at: www.connecticutriver.us.