Ames Pond
4.9 mi · ▲ 534 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Ames Pond is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Quabbin Reservoir Reservation near Shutesbury, MA. The route reaches Ames Pond at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 534 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Ames Pond
4.9 mi · ▲ 534 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Elevation 772–1,117 ft
Out & Back · Quabbin Reservoir Reservation
Trailhead: 42.47364, -72.40698
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miReach Ames Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1.3 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 5:49 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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More from this trailhead
- New Boston Road 9 mi · ▲ 1,026 ft
- Ledge view–Ames Pond, 3 sights 6.3 mi · ▲ 669 ft
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