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      West Hill Dam Reserve is a United States Army Corps of Engineers flood control project with a recreational park and wildlife management area located at Uxbridge, Massachusetts. West Hill Dam and Park remain open year round. Outside posted hours of operation, please feel free to park at the gates and walk in to enjoy your park. In West Hill Park the West River widens to form a large, natural swimming hole, known locally as Harrington Pool. Tables and grills are available for picnicking in two areas of the park, one near a beach and one under a grove of pines. The park also offers two sandy beaches, a change house and modern rest rooms. Two picnic shelters on a wooded knoll, with electricity, are available to groups for a small fee. A sand volleyball court, horseshoe pits and accessible playground are nearby.

      All-in there is a mix of approximately 10 miles of mountain biking specific and multi-use trails. The trails are typical New England style trails with lots of twists and turns and ups and downs, with access to the trails from a network of double track trails and service roads.

      To see which trails are the most popular, on the map above, hit the “Trail Style” tab to open the drop down list, then hit “Popularity. The trails colored red are ridden the most while the trails colored green is at the other end.

      The trails are all well marked with white on brown name signs at the entrances to all trails and black on white directional arrows on the trails. The trails are named for the military alphabet: Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, Foxtrot, Golf, Hotel, India, Juliet and Kilo, and flow logically from one to the other.

      Categorized as IMBA Green and Blue, all of the trails are relatively easy and family/beginner friendly. Where there are more difficult technical trail features, there are "B" lines available.

      Please note that all trails in the Park are classified as multi-use so be aware of, say hi and yield to hikers and other trail users and, especially, the park rangers. Without them, we cannot ride
      Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
      AKA: WHD
      Land Status: Military Managed
      Land Manager: US Army Corps of Engineers New England District
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      Access Info:
      The main parking area is on West Hill Dam Road near the Park offices where there are two parking lots. From here You have many options. One can start on the Alphabet Route which takes in all of the alphabet trails and starts with Alpha Trail which is at the top end of the paved West Hill Dam road at the point where Pudding Street and Dam Wall Road starts. Look for the small brown Alpha Trail sign about 10 feet up a thin tree on the edge of the woodland on your left. The trail is not well defined over the grass edge, but inside the woods it is very clear. If you want to do this, download the Alphabet Route to your PDA and follow that. Alternatively you can head over Dam Wall Road to the East Woodland South trail, or you can go left on Pudding Road to the start of Bravo Trail or Charlie Trail on Rice City Road.
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      Region Status
      Open as of Jan 29, 2022

      Stats

      Avg Trail Rating
      Trails (view details)
      43
      Trails Mountain Bike
      43
      Trails Hike
      43
      Trails Trail Running
      43
      Trails Horse
      9
      Trails Snowmobile
      1
      Trails Snowshoe
      43
      Trails Nordic Ski
      43
      Total Distance
      15 miles
      Total Descent
      797 ft
      Total Vertical
      84 ft
      Highest Trailhead
      325 ft
      Reports
      1,386
      Photos
      127
      Ridden Counter
      16,679

      Photos of West Hill Dam Mountain Bike

      trail: Quebec
      6 |
      Jun 5, 2022 @ 11:32am
      Jun 5, 2022
      13 |
      Jul 23, 2021 @ 5:37pm
      Jul 23, 2021
      5 |
      Jul 23, 2021 @ 11:57am
      Jul 23, 2021
      9 |
      Jul 23, 2021 @ 11:49am
      Jul 23, 2021
      27 |
      Jul 23, 2021 @ 10:58am
      Jul 23, 2021
      trail: Alpha
      46 |
      Jan 6, 2021 @ 12:28pm
      Jan 6, 2021
      trail: Oscar
      142 |
      Dec 27, 2020 @ 6:08pm
      Dec 27, 2020
      34 |
      Dec 27, 2020 @ 12:44pm
      Dec 27, 2020

      Videos of West Hill Dam Mountain Bike

      West Hill Dam Mendon MA
      trail: Alpha
      6:17 | 138 | Jun 11, 2018
      West Hill Dam - Quebec
      trail: Quebec
      7:41 | 20 | May 15, 2022 , Uxbridge
      West Hill Dam - East Woodland South &  Papa
      trail: Papa
      9:05 | 21 | May 15, 2022 , Uxbridge
      West Hill Dam - Oscar
      trail: Oscar
      10:32 | 28 | May 15, 2022 , Uxbridge
      West Hill Dam  - East Woodland North & Mike
      8:09 | 14 | May 15, 2022 , Uxbridge
      West Hill Dam  - East Woodland North & Mike
      trail: Mike
      8:09 | 19 | May 15, 2022 , Uxbridge
      West Hill Dam - November & Lima
      trail: November
      8:16 | 18 | May 15, 2022 , Uxbridge
      West Hill Dam - November & Lima
      trail: Lima
      8:16 | 12 | May 15, 2022 , Uxbridge

      Recent Trail Reports

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      Papa
      Jul 2, 2022 @ 1:07pm
      Jul 2, 2022
      Dry Blowdowns removebilld BVNEMBA MTF
      Woodland Path
      Jul 2, 2022 @ 7:38am
      Jul 2, 2022
      VariableHike RabbiOfRhythms BVNEMBA CSP
      Alpha
      Jun 19, 2022 @ 11:08am
      Jun 19, 2022
      Variable RabbiOfRhythms BVNEMBA CSP
      Bravo
      Jun 19, 2022 @ 11:08am
      Jun 19, 2022
      Variable RabbiOfRhythms BVNEMBA CSP
      Charlie
      Jun 19, 2022 @ 11:08am
      Jun 19, 2022
      Variable RabbiOfRhythms BVNEMBA CSP
      Kilo
      Jun 19, 2022 @ 11:08am
      Jun 19, 2022
      Variable RabbiOfRhythms BVNEMBA CSP
      East Woodland North Shortcut
      Jun 19, 2022 @ 11:08am
      Jun 19, 2022
      Variable RabbiOfRhythms BVNEMBA CSP
      Oscar
      Jun 19, 2022 @ 11:08am
      Jun 19, 2022
      Variable RabbiOfRhythms BVNEMBA CSP
      East Woodland Connector
      Jun 19, 2022 @ 11:08am
      Jun 19, 2022
      Variable RabbiOfRhythms BVNEMBA CSP
      Service Road One
      Jun 19, 2022 @ 11:08am
      Jun 19, 2022
      Variable RabbiOfRhythms BVNEMBA CSP

      Activity Feed

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      user #2495471jkane27wishlistroute2021 Alphabet Soup (A-Q)
      Jul 5, 2022 @ 3:40am
      23 hours
      user #2838380mchartier3wishlistpoiDouble Hump Bridge
      Jul 3, 2022 @ 10:30am
      3 days
      user #2838380mchartier3wishlistrouteWHD_Mike_Oscar_Kilo
      Jul 3, 2022 @ 4:44am
      3 days
      user #2656807betscoopwishlistregionWest Hill Dam
      Jul 2, 2022 @ 5:30pm
      Jul 2, 2022
      user #177045billdaddreportPapa
      Jul 2, 2022 @ 1:07pm
      Jul 2, 2022

      Recent Comments

      usernametypetitlecommentdate
      user #2213437RangerronreportBravoAll clear
      Nov 2, 2021 @ 7:08am
      Nov 2, 2021
      user #1768819StevethebikeguytrailQuebecAn absolutely superb flowy XC trail. There are...
      May 10, 2021 @ 10:02am
      May 10, 2021
      user #1525518JohngiffordreportPapaEncountered many more blow downs. Cleared...
      Dec 1, 2020 @ 10:07am
      Dec 1, 2020
      user #1608927Clarky57reportOscarTrees are cleared on Oscar but watch out for...
      Oct 8, 2020 @ 12:12pm
      Oct 8, 2020
      user #177045billdreportOscarRyan and I hiked out with saws only to find...
      Oct 4, 2020 @ 8:30am
      Oct 4, 2020

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      Activity Type Stats

      activitytypetrailsdistancedescentdescent distancetotal verticalratingglobal rankstate rankphotosreportsroutesridelogs
      Mountain Bike4315 miles797 ft6 miles85 ft
      #421#2161161,386145,543
      Hike4315 miles797 ft6 miles85 ft
      #293#17581,3781161
      Trail Running4315 miles797 ft6 miles85 ft
      #295#17411,378129
      Horse93 miles171 ft2 miles62 ft
      #1,35957010
      Snowmobile12,073 ft36 ft1,237 ft33 ft
      #2303421
      Snowshoe4315 miles797 ft6 miles85 ft
      #17#10497124
      Nordic Ski4315 miles797 ft6 miles85 ft
      #5#549316
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