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West Springfield Watershed Land

Bear Hole Resevoir–Bearhole Reservoir Road, 5 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 617 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Bear Hole Resevoir–Bearhole Reservoir Road, 5 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in West Springfield Watershed Land near Amostown, MA. The route reaches Bear Hole Resevoir. It climbs 617 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi213 – 518 ft · steepest grade: 24%4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: AT&T Trail 42.13729, -72.67438
Nearest town Amostown, MA
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Bear Hole Resevoir–Bearhole Reservoir Road, 5 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 617 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Elevation 215–517 ft

Out & Back · West Springfield Watershed Land

Trailhead: AT&T Trail · 42.13729, -72.67438

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

  1. Start on AT & T Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Gibbs Surpirse, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftPass Bear Hole Resevoir.
  4. 150 ftContinue straight onto Bearhole Reservoir Road, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miSharp right onto Chumbawumba Trail, heading SW.
  6. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 150 ftTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading NW.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Quarry Trail, heading N.
  9. 200 ftSharp left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading N.
  10. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Lane Quarry Road, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Widow Maker, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miSharp right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading NW.
  13. 0.2 miReach Bear Hole Resevoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.2 miSharp left onto Widow Maker, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right onto Lane Quarry Road, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SW.
  17. 0.4 miSharp right onto Quarry Trail, heading E.
  18. 200 ftContinue straight onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SE.
  19. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 150 ftTurn right onto Chumbawumba Trail, heading S.
  21. 250 ftSharp left onto Bearhole Reservoir Road, heading SW.
  22. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Gibbs Surpirse, heading SE.
  23. 150 ftContinue straight onto Bearhole Reservoir Road, heading E.
  24. 0.7 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/bear-hole-resevoir-chumbawumba-trail-out-back-4-sights-8-km

Trail surface

86% dirt14% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F61°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity81%
Rained 1.2″ yesterday (4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:08 PM
Wed 80°62°
Thu 92°68° 54%
Fri 94°70° 42%
Sat 93°69° 36%
Sun 94°66°
Mon 94°72° 19%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~55 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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