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

Directions

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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 Sep 20: Light rain, high 60°F / low 56° · precip 64% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:53 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.

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Trail surface

86% dirt14% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 60°F56°
Precip64%Wind8 mphUV0Humidity95%
Rained 0.7″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 1 AM: 9% rain2 AM: 17% rain3 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 1% rain5 AM: 2% rain6 AM: 13% rain7 AM: 12% rain8 AM: 16% rain9 AM: 24% rain10 AM: 56% rain11 AM: 60% rain12 PM: 63% rain1 PM: 42% rain2 PM: 58% rain3 PM: 48% rain4 PM: 55% rain5 PM: 56% rain6 PM: 64% rain7 PM: 47% rain8 PM: 40% rain9 PM: 33% rain10 PM: 30% rain11 PM: 25% rain
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:53 PM
Mon 66°53° 15%
Tue 65°45° 16%
Wed 65°44°
Thu 66°41° 16%
Fri 66°47° 29%
Sat 61°51° 27%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:01 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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