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Quabbin Reservoir Winsor Dam Overlook

Winsor Dam impounds the Swift River to form Quabbin Reservoir, Massachusetts's largest body of water at 39 square miles with 181 miles of shoreline. The paved dam top and adjacent visitor center (100 Winsor Dam Rd, Belchertown) provide sweeping views over the open water with no development in sight — the four drowned Swift River towns below the surface give the setting an eerie quality. The Quabbin loop is a well-documented 60-mile motorcycle ride on Routes 32A, 9, 202, and 122.

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Central Massachusetts's answer to a scenic reservoir ride — the roads circling Quabbin are notably uncrowded, and the dam itself is a free, no-hiking viewpoint over the wildest-looking open water in the state.

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