Best hikes in West Springfield Watershed Land

Ambleway maps 19 hikes in West Springfield Watershed Land, from a 1.9-mile walk to a 12-mile day out. 9 of them score as wild, staying clear of roads and development for most of the route; the wildest is Snake Peak–Overlook, 4 viewpoints. The biggest climb is Rd–McLean Reservoir, 9 sights, gaining 1,903 ft, and the network tops out at 699 ft. 2 start within walking range of public transit.

• Lost Pond–K & M Trail, 3 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 89 ft
• McLean Reservoir–Ashley Pond, 4 lakes 4 mi · ▲ 495 ft
• Snake Peak–Overlook, 4 viewpoints 4.5 mi · ▲ 800 ft
• Snake Pond via NET/M&M Trail (white) 4.7 mi · ▲ 522 ft
• Overlook–Lost Pond, 4 sights 5.3 mi · ▲ 517 ft
• NET/M&M Trail (white) 5.6 mi · ▲ 820 ft
• Overlook–Snake Pond, 4 lakes 6.2 mi · ▲ 925 ft
• Ashley Pond–Overlook, 5 lakes 6.4 mi · ▲ 738 ft
• Waterfall–Bear Hole Resevoir, 4 sights 8.2 mi · ▲ 1,241 ft

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• Mass Pike 1.9 mi · ▲ 56 ft
• Bearhole Reservoir Road 1.9 mi · ▲ 65 ft
• Chumbawumba Trail–Grinch Loop, 4 sights 1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
• Possum Path & Seecee Beecee 2 mi · ▲ 110 ft
• Bear Hole Resevoir & Gibbs Surpirse Loop via Bearhole Reservoir Road 2.1 mi · ▲ 82 ft
• Texas Tiger via Millville Road 2.6 mi · ▲ 110 ft
• Hemlock Ridge Trail Extension & Yak Attack 3 mi · ▲ 92 ft
• Lost Pond & Caldron Trail via Adrenalize Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 795 ft
• Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46–Unnamed Bridge 2:43, 10 sights 12.2 mi · ▲ 1,851 ft
• Rd–McLean Reservoir, 9 sights 12.4 mi · ▲ 1,903 ft