West Springfield Watershed Land
McLean Reservoir–Ashley Pond, 5 lakes
4.3 mi · ▲ 437 ft · 1 hr 39 min
McLean Reservoir–Ashley Pond, 5 lakes is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in West Springfield Watershed Land near Rock Valley, MA. The route passes McLean Reservoir, Ashley Pond, Lost Pond and Lost Pond. It climbs 437 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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McLean Reservoir–Ashley Pond, 5 lakes
4.3 mi · ▲ 437 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Elevation 262–437 ft
Out & Back · West Springfield Watershed Land
Trailhead: 42.17477, -72.67136
Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 59°F / low 54° · precip 65% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass McLean Reservoir.
- 0.3 miPass Ashley Pond.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Adrenalize Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miPass Lost Pond.
- 0.6 miPass Lost Pond.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Millville Road, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Tempest Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Shockwave, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Wadchu, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Shockwave, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Birds of Prey, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftReach McLean Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Shockwave, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Wadchu, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Shockwave, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Tempest Trail, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Millville Road, heading NW.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Adrenalize Trail, heading N.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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