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Chapel Brook

Coordinates:42°28′57″N72°45′36″W / 42.48250°N 72.76000°W /42.48250; -72.76000
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Stream in Franklin County, Massachusetts, US

Chapel Brook
Map
Interactive map of Chapel Brook
Established1964
OperatorThe Trustees of Reservations
WebsiteChapel Brook
Chapel Brook
Map
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationAshfield, Massachusetts
Mouth 
 • location
Conway, Massachusetts
Length3.79 mi (6.10 km)

Chapel Brook ofFranklin County, Massachusetts, is a tributary of theSouth River (of theDeerfield River watershed) and the name of a 173-acre (70 ha) open space preserve located along the brook. The brook, est. 3.79 mi (6.10 km) long, is located in southeastAshfield and southwestConway. It drains into Poland Brook, thence into the South River, the Deerfield River, theConnecticut River, andLong Island Sound. The Chapel Brook reservation, managed by thenon-profitconservation organizationThe Trustees of Reservations, is located in Ashfield and contains Chapel Falls, a series of threewaterfalls on Chapel Brook, measuring 10 feet (3.0 m), 15 feet (4.6 m) and 20 feet (6.1 m) high; and Pony Mountain (also called Chapel Ledge) est. 1,400 feet (430 m), a 100-foot (30 m) opengranite cliff face and popular recreationalrock climbing site.[1]

History

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After Ashfield was incorporated in 1765, colonial settlers moved into the region and cleared the forest for pasture. By 1831, the area around Pony Mountain contained the larger part of a herd of 8,000sheep. At the same time, Chapel Falls became the site of at least twogristmills and a two-room schoolhouse. The school "doubled as aMethodist chapel on Sundays, when the folding doors separating the two rooms were swung open."

The original acreage of the Chapel Brook reservation was donated by Mrs. Henry T. Curtiss in 1964 in memory of her husband and expanded with purchases derived from Curtiss' endowment in 1981 and 1989. Additional acreage was donated in 1992.

Recreation

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The Chapel Brook reservation is open to hiking, mountain biking, picnicking, fishing, rock climbing, and wading in the pools below the falls. Chapel Falls are accessed via a short footpath. A 1 mile (1.6 km) trail ascends to the open ledges of Pony Mountain where there are scenic vistas of the surrounding woodlands. A 2-mile (3.2 km) forest trail, managed by the local trail-building organization Ashfield Trails, leads from the base of Pony Cliffs to West Road in Ashfield. You can cross West Rd and the trail continues up into the Daughters of American Revolution State Forest (DAR SF). Trailheads to the property are located along Williamsburg Road in South Ashfield.

References

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  1. ^"Chapel Brook". The Trustees of Reservations. RetrievedJuly 1, 2021.

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