Ashley Pond–Birds of Prey, 3 sights
1.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 32 min
Ashley Pond–Birds of Prey, 3 sights is a 1.6-mile out-and-back in Bear Hole Watershed near Brightside, MA. The route reaches Ashley Pond at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ashley Pond–Birds of Prey, 3 sights
1.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 32 min
Elevation 324–359 ft
Out & Back · Bear Hole Watershed
Trailhead: K & M Trail · 42.16443, -72.65717
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on K & M Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Quarry Road, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Birds of Prey, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Ashley Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Quarry Road, heading N.
- 100 ftSharp left onto K & M Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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