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Observation Hill Falls
Chester, Massachusetts
Observation Hill is a ridge vista in Chester-Blandford State Forest, not a documented waterfall. Sanderson Brook Falls is the nearby real falls.
At a glance
Overview
Observation Hill is the ridge vista inside Chester-Blandford State Forest in Chester, reached from the CCC Ski Trail and H. Newman Marsh Memorial Trail network. It is a view-point on a brook-crossed trail, not a named, documented waterfall; the famous waterfall in this state forest is Sanderson Brook Falls, accessed via Sanderson Brook Road. Treat this slug as an Observation Hill trail reference.
- Also known as
- Observation Hill Trail, Observation Hill (Chester-Blandford SF)
- County
- Hampden
- Region
- Pioneer Valley
- Water type
- Waterfall
- Waterfall type
- Cascade
Know before you go
Public
Conditions
Conditions snapshot
Check posted signs and official updates before entering.
Getting there
From Route 20 in Chester, enter Chester-Blandford State Forest at the Sanderson Brook Road / CCC Ski Trail access. Follow the H. Newman Marsh Memorial Trail or CCC Ski Trail into the Observation Hill loop; the real, named waterfall in this forest is Sanderson Brook Falls, accessed via Sanderson Brook Road.
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