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West Springfield Watershed Land

Grizzly Adams & NET/M&M Trail (white)

10 mi · ▲ 1,308 ft · 3 hr 59 min

Grizzly Adams & NET/M&M Trail (white) is a 10-mile out-and-back in West Springfield Watershed Land near Owen District, MA. It climbs 1,308 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi236 – 699 ft · steepest grade: 25%10.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.14969, -72.69946
Nearest town Owen District, MA
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Grizzly Adams & NET/M&M Trail (white)

10 mi · ▲ 1,308 ft · 3 hr 59 min

Elevation 235–699 ft

Out & Back · West Springfield Watershed Land

Trailhead: 42.14969, -72.69946

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 450 ftSharp left, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  7. 1.2 miContinue straight onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SW.
  8. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Widow Maker, heading S.
  9. 250 ftContinue straight onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SW.
  10. 150 ftContinue straight onto Widow Maker, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right onto Lane Quarry Road, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SE.
  13. 0.4 miBear left onto Quarry Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left onto Chumbawumba Trail, heading NE.
  15. 0.5 miTurn right onto Grizzly Adams, heading E.
  16. 0.4 miReach NET/M&M Trail (white), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.4 miTurn left onto Chumbawumba Trail, heading SE.
  18. 0.5 miTurn right onto Quarry Trail, heading SW.
  19. 0.1 miBear right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SW.
  20. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Lane Quarry Road, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftTurn left onto Widow Maker, heading SW.
  22. 0.2 miContinue straight onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading NW.
  23. 100 ftContinue straight onto Widow Maker, heading W.
  24. 250 ftContinue straight onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading NW.
  25. 1.1 miBear left, heading N.
  26. 1.4 miBear right, heading S.
  27. 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
  28. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
  29. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  30. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
  31. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bear-hole-resevoir-bear-hole-resevoir-out-back-14-km-72e5

Trail surface

88% dirt12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:08 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~77 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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