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Chestnut Hill Reservoir

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA

Chestnut Hill Reservoir

Length4.6 mi
Elev. Gain59 ft
Est. Steps11000

Lake

Scenic views

City walk

Historic site

Created by Eileen
Introduction
Chestnut Hill Reservoir is a 4.6 mile (11,000-step) route located near Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. This route has an elevation gain of about 59 ft and is rated as easy. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.
Great Area across from Boston College

Chestnut Hill Reservoir

Water
Chestnut Hill Reservoir is a reservoir created in 1870 on existing marshes and meadowland to supplement the city of Boston's water needs, located in the neighborhood of Chestnut Hill. A 1.56 mile jogging loop abuts the reservoir. Chestnut Hill Reservoir was taken offline in 1978 as it was no longer needed for regular water supply distribution, but is maintained in emergency backup status.

Chestnut Hill Reservation

Park
Chestnut Hill Reservation is a public recreation area and historic preserve surrounding the Chestnut Hill Reservoir in the Allston-Brighton neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The reserve is part of the Chestnut Hill Reservoir Historic District, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and is a City of Boston Landmark.

Alumni Stadium

Sports
Alumni Stadium is a football stadium located on the lower campus of Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, approximately sixmiles west of downtown Boston. The stadium lies within the city limits of Boston, although its postal address is Chestnut Hill. It is the home of the Boston College Eagles.

Conte Forum

School
The Silvio O. Conte Forum, commonly known as Conte Forum, Kelley Rink (for ice hockey games), or simply Conte, is an 8,606-seat multi-purpose arena which opened in 1988 on the campus of Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts that lies within the Brighton neighborhood of Boston. Conte Forum is home to the Boston College Eagles men's and women's basketball and ice hockey teams as well as the Boston College Marching Band.

2000 Commonwealth Avenue collapse

Place
On January 25, 1971, a luxury condominium building under construction at 2000 Commonwealth Avenue in Brighton, Boston, Massachusetts, collapsed, killing 4 construction workers and injuring 30 others.

Eddie Pellagrini Diamond at John Shea Field

Place
Eddie Pellagrini Diamond at John Shea Field was a baseball stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. It was the home field of the Boston College Eagles baseball team from 1961 to 2017. The stadium held 1,000 people and was named after Commander John Joseph Shea, USN, a former football player (1916–1917) at Boston College, who died on September 15, 1942, when the aircraft carrier USS Wasp was torpedoed and sunk during the Guadalcanal Campaign in World War II.

Evergreen Cemetery (Boston, Massachusetts)

Place
Evergreen Cemetery is a historic cemetery in the Brighton neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It was established in 1850 by the town of Brighton (which was annexed to Boston in 1874), and was laid out in the then-fashionable rural cemetery style inspired by Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge. Its entrance gate was built in 1892, and its Jacobethan office building was added in 1903.

Chestnut Hill Reservoir Historic District

Place
The Chestnut Hill Reservoir Historic District is a historic district encompassing the Chestnut Hill Reservoir and the surrounding water works facilities which were historically used to provide fresh water to Boston, Massachusetts, and surrounding towns. The district is nearly coextensive with the Chestnut Hill Reservation, a state park managed by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR); those elements of the water works that are still required as an emergency backup are managed by the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA).

South Street station (MBTA)

Building
South Street is a light rail surface stop on the MBTA Green Line "B" Branch, located in the median of Commonwealth Avenue east of South Street in the Brighton neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. South Street is the lowest-ridership stop on the "B" Branch, with just 214 daily boardings by a 2011 survey.

Yawkey Athletics Center

Place
Yawkey Athletics Center is a 72,000 square feet (6,700 m2) facility located on the north end of Alumni Stadium on the Boston College campus. Opened in February 2003, it houses the football team's offices, weight room, sports medicine, and locker room. The facility also contains Learning Resources for Student-Athletes, and the Murray Room, a large function area for general University use.
Route Details

Length

4.6 mi

Elev. Gain

59 ft

Est. Steps

11000
Created by
Eileen
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