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Pelham Lake Park

Adams Mountain–Pelham Lake, 11 sights

5 mi · ▲ 835 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Adams Mountain–Pelham Lake, 11 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Pelham Lake Park near Rowe, MA. The route passes Pelham Lake Park Beach, Pelham Lake, Adams Mountain and 2 more. It climbs 835 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,368 – 2,093 ft · steepest grade: 25%5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Meadow Trail 42.70850, -72.88361
Nearest town Rowe, MA
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Adams Mountain–Pelham Lake, 11 sights

5 mi · ▲ 835 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Elevation 1,367–2,094 ft

Out & Back · Pelham Lake Park

Trailhead: Meadow Trail · 42.70850, -72.88361

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 76°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

  1. Start on Meadow Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Babbling Brook Trail, heading E.
  3. 50 ftPass Pelham Lake Park Beach.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left onto Beach Trail, heading S.
  5. 50 ftSharp right onto Lakeview Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left onto Cutoff Trail, heading S.
  7. 50 ftPass Pelham Lake.
  8. 450 ftTurn right onto Williams Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto Sibley Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.4 miBear left onto Percey Brown Trail, heading SW.
  11. 1.6 miPass Adams Mountain.
  12. 150 ftTurn left onto Adams Mountain Trail, heading NE.
  13. 0.3 miBear right onto Northwest View, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Adams Mountain Trail, heading NW.
  15. 0.4 miBear left onto Saddle Brook Trail, heading W.
  16. 50 ftTurn right onto Adams Mountain Trail, heading W.
  17. 50 ftTurn left onto Beach Trail, heading W.
  18. 0.5 miPass Pelham Lake.
  19. 50 ftPass Pelham Lake Park Beach.
  20. 200 ftTurn right onto Meadow Trail, heading W.
  21. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/adams-mountain-pelham-lake-park-beach-out-back-5-beaches-8-km-fdf4

Trail surface

90% dirt10% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 76°F60°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity81%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday (2.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Wed 79°61°
Thu 84°64° 60%
Fri 86°67° 46%
Sat 78°67° 45%
Sun 87°64°
Mon 85°66° 25%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~64 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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