Ashley Reservoir Trail is a 3.3 mile lightly trafficked loop trail located near Holyoke, Massachusetts that features a lake and is good for all skill levels. The trail offers a number of activity options and is accessible year-round.
kid friendly
hiking
mountain biking
nature trips
road biking
trail running
walking
bird watching
forest
lake
partially paved
views
wild flowers
wildlife
no dogs
Beautiful
Good hiking or biking area,connected large and small loops.
Beautiful scenery!
What a great place to walk. You can customize the length of your walk, from not much more than a mile, to maybe 6 or 8 miles, and not repeat anything. Fantastic sunsets, mostly benign geese, a merganser, and at least one resident beaver couple (they have a lodge off in the bog somewhere, but I’ve seen them out in the lake). Oh, a wild turkey too. Thursday afternoons are busy; there’s a standing 5K run or something that day. Otherwise, not crowded.
My favorite place
Nice place to walk and relax you self.
Amazing sight, peaceful and very relaxing .
What a peaceful, beautiful place to take a walk. Really enjoy it and will most definitely go again.
Nice place for a walk and not too many bugs and cool to walk in between bodies of water.
perfect place for a relaxing walk or bike ride ✌
I love it
Walked the loop with my hiking friend. Such a beautiful area. Quiet, sunny, and wide open. Sparkling water, on all sides. One strip of land laid out on the water as a miniature replica of the key west 7 mile bridge. Such a great place- makes you feel lost from the world.
Love Ashley. Very pretty water views. It feels like you are in the middle of nature, although it is not very remote & easy to get to. You can also take several different paths, so the distance can be changed. When I take the long loop, staying right as you walk in, then along the outer edges & back through the middle, straight, it is approx 4 miles & takes around an hour, walking at a fast pace. It is a mostly flat, gravel path, good for kids and beginners. The geese can be aggressive in the spring w/ their babies, but are generally easy to avoid. Their mess is harder to dodge in the early warm months. It's fun for a bike ride too.
Love Ashley. Very pretty water views. It feels like you are in the middle of nature, although it is not very remote & easy to get to. You can also take several different paths, so the distance can be changed. When I take the long loop, staying right as you walk in, then along the outer edges & back through the middle, straight, it is approx 4 miles & takes around an hour, walking at a fast pace. It is a mostly flat, gravel path, good for kids and beginners. The geese can be aggressive in the spring w/ their babies, but are generally easy to avoid. Their mess is harder to dodge in the early warm months. It's fun for a bike ride too.
great for biking. lots of off the path trails.
Quiet, beautiful, relaxing... I go to this reservoir almost everyday... great for a run or bike ride. Love the wilderness and animals surrounding the property.
love this walk!
One of my favorite places in the area... Great for families and all fitness levels. Even when parking lots are full it never feels too crowded.
This place is absolutely one of my favorite places for a nice walk or run! I love the scenery and the walk is very peaceful. Never does it get "too" crowded ever!
Lovely walk through woods and around reservoir...Canada geese, swallows, Baltimore oriole, red-winged blackbird, cardinals, king fishers, painted turtles...great walk!
An oasis of beauty & one of my favorite places to run. Choose several distances among the paths that cut across the water.
So pretty and an easy walk
Definitely easy but beautiful even at the end of winter. Lots of runners and bikers too. Unique walk around and through the reservoir
Nice and easy three mile loop.
Mary K.
Beautiful day for a walk with a friend!
I'm not sure who is posting the negative reviews, but this trail is great for walking, running, biking etc. Gravel paved path, wide enough to drive a car on. On a summer Tuesday evening there were a hundred or so people on the 3.3 mile trail. Enough that you pretty much saw a few people the whole time, but didn't feel cramped. Beautiful Lake with abundant wildlife. Safe place. Would highly recommend.
definitely beautiful but i probably wont return, the trails are covered in geese poop but they wont allow dogs, the directions took me in the maintenance entrance and everyone looked at me like i was crazy, but there are no signs maps or color coating on the paths so if you keep making the wrong turns you go in circles or end up at different entrances/exits, also the old people here are rude and ruin your vibes and the parking sucks they should just put a lot at the maintenance entrance
Very beautiful, peaceful and a lot of nature. The lake is a pretty site. I walked in very easy and went about a half mile in and hung my hammock up and jest enjoyed the peace of nature that surrounded me.